[General Topics] S0AndS0:
Well don't worry about rooting just yet, I know it can be a bit daunting the first few times, instead try turning on USB debugging or a different distro.

Those are the fastest things you can try and if you go down trying a different distro I would suggest DSL (damn small linux) it is very small and very compatible; this will test against whether or not it's Debian giving you issues.

Now on the more time consuming side of things; "1:5:1:2-2 Method two: use a computer to make a virtual install" this will take a little time but will result in a fully functioning Linux install just waiting to be logged into, just don't forget step 25 (converting the file to something Limbo understands)... the reason I suggest this is because, with my testing, I found that trying to install Linux onto a virtual drive all on a cellphone would hang up or get killed off if Android decided that Limbo wasn't responding anymore, so using a PC to do the heavy lifting, with my testing, resulted in a good install that could then be run on half of my devices (for ubuntu and all of my devices for DSL).

I've read over the attached readme file and also checked out the project website some; definitely try a different source for your Linux distro, because it looks like the ones there are for their own form of emulation software... but I could be wrong... still it looks like what they're doing is emulating a PC experience on a different kind of device set other than phone or tablet.

I've atached some links here

DSL (Damn Small Linux)

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/download.html

Post on Limbo (if veiwing on a PC try hitting the "Ctrl" buttong and the "f" button to bring up find and past in "1:5:1:2-2" to skip right down to the manual install part)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40434524&postcount=3

I'll be picking up a tablet and not rooting it soon, found a quad core for less then $120, and I'll be not rooting it at first to see if Limbo will work without root permissions... currently all my devices are rooted and are going to remain that way so this will be the fastest way for me to test, likely the 5th of this upcoming month I'll be able to pick one up :) and get to testing that side of things not long after (I've the 6th off ;)) soooo in the meantime I'll be poking around the innards of the distro's I've installed and look for the "bochsrc.txt" file and see if the configuration differences shed anymore light to this situation ... compare a working one to a non-working one and I may see something..

oh and please do put up some screen captures, I'll be posting some shortly as well, but be sure to scrub or sensor anything having to do with your real MAC address or IP address because we may not be the only ones reading this.

....and speaking of other readers, if you're wondering about the NoFlo installer script for ARM and Raspberry Pi, well it's done but for some reason the app (yep still hunting for the one) that I've been testing that does color coding over the top of the text based on what the text should do (I think it's called syntax highlighting) does a great job of ensuring I don't forget a " or ' but upon saving for some reason will save the color coding along with. This means that after saving and then running the color coding is interpreted and causes errors :( so I'm going back through and transcribing the lines into a new file and I should have a link up for it by the end of this Monday. If anyone has a suggestion on a free app that does syntax highlighting without touching the data in a bad way I'd be grateful...

Back on subject though I'll be testing the software you are wishing to use on my HTC device with Debian Kit and reporting back as to whether or not this will really be a solution for running Monneydance. And as far as a Java emulator; I've not tested any nor seen any for Android, really my comments on Java has to do with how you install it and to what system and flavor of Linux it's installed to... hmmm... this is one of those subjects that I should probably write a guide for because if you're using an emulated experience then you'll want to grab a java variant for the hardware you're emulating but if you're not emulating hardware then you'll want to grab a java built for your chip set... that really doesn't explain things thoroughly though, because within each experience (emulated vs native) there's an opensource version of Java (try "apt-cache search openjdk" in a terminal window) and there's the one released by Oracle ...but that's just the middle layer to this complex option tree you can follow, because if you've gone for a native experience (meaning something like Lil'Debi or Debian Kit) and then tried finding a source to install from from Oracle (which was a bit tricky) you'll find that there is a "HS" and "SF" version for most of them (hs is hard float and sf is soft float) and each has some advantages depending on whether or not the Linux distro your running is also sf or hf capable.... yeah I'll have to write something up for this; for now don't worry about it instead try to get Linux up in some form and I'll get to testing Monneydance so we know whether or not it'll be worth the time :D

Update 12092013 I popped down to a large retailer and picked up a cheap 7'' tablet, Sero 7 pro, heres whats been done so far.

- installed Limbo; that was a trick because it looks like its been taken off the market place. Then downloaded DSL, the latest stable candidate release and preceded to boot right into a Linux GUI without having root or supper user permissions. From there I checked internet connectivity, responsiveness, and a few other things... I'll see about posting a screen cast in a bit.

My impressions of Limbo on the whole are unchanged; even on a quad core things where very sluggish, internet works but I've doubts on whether or not any networking can be done on it, still a big drain on the battery. I will likely fiddle with the settings some and perhaps get something functional to work on.

- because I can I rooted the Sero and installed Debian Kit with Debian Squeeze installed to a 1gig disk image on the internal SD, the speed difference is very perceivable, in comparison to my myTouch which was functional the Sero is friendly to run Linux on. I'm currently downloading Java, jdk 7u45 soft float, to the Sero and will be grabbing Moneydance and some of the previous things I've tested.

Unfortunately I've been unable to install Java on the devices I had it installed to previously; for some reason I opened my install scripts on both devices with an app that colorizes code, which makes the script unusable... but the Google docs ones should still be untouched so I will be using copies from there and get it done soon.

- In other news not directly related to Linux but instead related to user interface.

I tested and spent many a search query to find a way to connect wirelessly the physical keyboard of one android device to another android. Meaning that when I type on my old phone, text then is placed in a text field on my new tablet. Well after much testing I found a winner, and it does so much more like a virtual mouse and a clean interface for transferring files between, so I share it here because it has made running Linux on a tablet very much like having a laptop that separates.

On the side of the connection that you want text or other inputs input, for me this is my Sero.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jhlv.LimitlessRemoteService

And on the side that you want to send inputs from, for me this is my my touch.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dh.ControlPad.main

The instructions are easy to find and follow and both apps work great... though I still use the touch screen for mouse inputs on the device that is running Linux... This app is also how I wrote all the edited text in this post too, had my tablet and phones telling each other what to do :D

And if gaming controls is more important then the next link is to the one app I found to be the best on function, speed, and user friendlyness.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tournesol.tabletremote

So far I've tested this gamepad remote app on emulators for; SNES, Geniuses, N64 and it works well.

Well looks like the download is done, time for me to install somethings :)