Re: Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ XTR/550 in Pentium 3/4

["George K Cyriac" <gkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, George K Cyriac wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Anybody have installed RAQ XTR/550 in Normal Pentium 3/4 systems from 
>>the Cobalt OS restore CD.  I want  the cobalt GUI with a lower cost. I 
>>will be using the OS restore CD of my present XTR which is having some 
>>hardware problems.
>
>I started down that road, but it is a major pain in the ass.. It was 
>easier to install the Raq550 software on a drive (in the raq550), rip 
>out the drive and make an image of it. I then made some modifications to 
>certain binaries (mainly for the LED display) and I have a Raq550 image 
>that runs under User Mode Linux (http://www.usermodelinux.org). The same 
>concepts apply to Vmware.
>
>Here are my notes:
>http://www.mail-archive.com/cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg49152.html
>
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With usermodelinux & VMWare, it seems that Cobalt OS  is functioning as a guest/virtual mode in an basic Linux OS. Can I make it insall and work natively under Pentium 3/4 so that it behave exactly like in Cobalt Box.

George K Cyriac