On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:48:48 -0400 "Graham Davies" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hmm. So, maybe I should try Linux as the host operating system, not > Windows. Yeah, the only way to go ! ;-) I have had Linux as the main OS and kept Win XP "just in case". After 7 years, retrospectively, I found I never really had to start XP ! So it's doable ;-) > With a bit of foresight, I actually left two physical partitions > empty on my boot drive to contain a Linux filesystem and swap. I just need > to find the time and the courage to do the installation (courage because I > don't want to lose the ability to boot my Windows installations). Installing it takes 15 minutes door to door, no drivers to install, and the AVR tool-chain will take only a few clicks in the package manager to install it. As for dual-booting, during the installation, Linux will automatically detect Windows. When you start the computer you will get a menu offering to start either WinXP or Linux. Well I am using Ubuntu and it just works, but I assume the other two mainstream distro (RedHat & Suse) are equally practical. Go for it Graham ;-) -- Vince _______________________________________________ AVR-chat mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/avr-chat
