Thanks, Baruch, for the suggestions. Is there anyone on the Linux-IL mailing list with actual experience with CoLinux, and who can tell us whether such a solution is stable and works well for demanding tasks (such as audio and video processing and displaying)?
--- Omer On Tue, 2010-09-14 at 05:45 +0200, Baruch Siach wrote: > Hi Omer, > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 02:08:06AM +0200, Omer Zak wrote: > > Short of a fully fledged virtual machine, what can be used to run Linux > > software, which accesses hardware such as USB devices (hence requiring > > some kernel drivers and stuff), under Windows? > > > > In other words, is there such a thing as a "reverse Wine"? > > Well, the most direct "reverse WINE" is probably Cygwin, which emulates the > Linux/POSIX API on Windows, although Cygwin can't run native Linux ELF > binaries. But if you need direct hardware access maybe coLinux > (http://www.colinux.org) is the solution for you. > > baruch -- No actual electrons, animals or children were harmed by writing this E-mail message. My own blog is at http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/ My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. They do not represent the official policy of any organization with which I may be affiliated in any way. WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
