From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDCFA3F091 for ; Mon, 13 May 2002 12:38:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g4DGcS005509 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Mon, 13 May 2002 12:38:28 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g4DGcSl05505 for ; Mon, 13 May 2002 12:38:28 -0400 Received: from xanadu.home (modemcable084.137-200-24.mtl.mc.videotron.ca [24.200.137.84]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g4DGWYM02907 for ; Mon, 13 May 2002 12:32:34 -0400 Received: from localhost (nico@localhost) by xanadu.home (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g4DGbMH18465; Mon, 13 May 2002 12:37:22 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: xanadu.home: nico owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 12:37:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Nicolas Pitre X-X-Sender: nico@xanadu.home To: Janina Sajka Cc: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: REDHAT LINUX AND SPEAKUP In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: The "bootability" of a cdrom is already included in the .iso images Red Hat is providing. On Mon, 13 May 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > Hmmm, I like Alan's advice. I would recommend checking this out. > > You don't need to get a bootable CD ROM out of the process, > because you can create a bootable floppy from the image files, > and DOS & Windows imaging tools, provided on the first > installation CD ROM. > > If you go this route, Michael, get the three installation CD ROM > images and the documentation disk. You can get by without the > source for now, and possibly forever. > > On Mon, 13 May 2002, Alan Peery wrote: > > > I notice from your email address that you probably live in the UK. If > > you're near London, Manchester, Edinburg, or Glasgow the EasyEverything > > chain of CyberCafe's have CDROM burning capability. I suspect that they > > might have a bit of difficulty burning BOOTABLE cdroms, however... > > > > Good luck. > > > > Alan > > -- > > Alan Peery > > Unix sysadmin since 1987 > > peery@io.com > > > > On Mon, 13 May 2002, Michael Weaver > > wrote: > > > > > Hi! > > > I was thinking of obtaining the Redhat distribution of Linux with Speakup > > > which had been designed for Blind people. Unfortunately the file is > > > extremely large, I was quoted about 15 hours for a download and the other > > > problem is, I don't have a CDROM drive which could burn CDs. > > > Could anyone possibly give me some advice? > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >