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[Gaetano Miglionico <gaemiglio@xxxxxxxxx>]

The toram boot option seems doesn't unlock the Partition


2013/9/25 Gaetano Miglionico <gaemiglio@xxxxxxxxx>

> I am making some test in Virtual Box with a program called Unetbootin.
> This tool have a function called Hard disk install mode that simply runs
> the live cd from the same partition of windows and create an installation
> option into the Windows MBR. With this i'm able to enter the live
> environment of Ubuntu, but i can't modify the hard disk because it can be
> not unmounted. Someone know a method to loading the live cd entirely in
> RAM?, or we must to create a new live cd able to do?
>
>
> 2013/9/25 Gaetano Miglionico <gaemiglio@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>> Maybe only for the installation, because i remember that it used the GRUB
>> bootloader.
>>
>>
>> 2013/9/25 Michel EKIMIA <contact@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> Sorry but I'm afraid that JoliOS just use Wubi.
>>>
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>>> 2013/9/25 Gaetano Miglionico <gaemiglio@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>>> In this page<http://help.jolicloud.com/entries/230291-How-do-I-install-Joli-OS-while-keeping-Windows->is more clear how the joli os works.
>>>> First add a new boot option to the MBR of windows that allow the user
>>>> to start the installation program, then replaces the MBR with the
>>>> traditional linux bootloader. Ok anyway i'll try the source code of this
>>>> installer and try to understand something more.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2013/9/25 Shorya Raj <rajshorya@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>>> If you can handle the bootloading part, then we can focus on the rest.
>>>>> I could probably code the download of it, and the gui installation, but not
>>>>> the bootloading (don't have time either).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Gaetano Miglionico <
>>>>> gaemiglio@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If i remember well joli os doesn't use wubi for the installation,
>>>>>> because start GRUB normally and not the windows MBR. I can try to find how
>>>>>> it works and maybe use it for a complete new application, since it seems an
>>>>>> opensource project
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2013/9/24 Shorya Raj <rajshorya@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I suggested that right before - we could work on our own. It would
>>>>>>> be hard, but anything good is hard.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Gaetano Miglionico <
>>>>>>> gaemiglio@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If can be useful i have tried a distro that use an exe installer to
>>>>>>>> install the system alongside windows: Joli OS<http://www.jolicloud.com/jolios>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2013/9/24 Michel EKIMIA <contact@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2013/9/24 Gaetano Miglionico <gaemiglio@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I also think that iso are bad for xp users, so why not create a
>>>>>>>>>> cool application that install linux like an update. With this app the
>>>>>>>>>> startubuntu project would have the real opportunity to grow. So why not
>>>>>>>>>> start?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Good news : You just started 2 minutes Ago :-)
>>>>>>>>>
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