Re: REDHAT LINUX AND SPEAKUP

[Janina Sajka <janina@afb.net>]

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Let me try to make this clear:

1.)	The 3 iso images available on the Speakup web site for
the Speakup Modified Red Hat Distribution do indeed contain
Speakup already compiled into the kernel. Also, the bootable
floppy disk images contained in the /images directory on the
first ISO image have Speakup compiled in so that you can install
using Speakup screen review. If you install from these iso images
you will get a Linux installation with Speakup already compiled
into the kernel;

2.)	There are problems with the installer right now that can
cause the installation to abort with an error. Until these are
resolved, there seem to be some work arounds for getting a
successful installation, such as creating a bootable CDR using
the floppy disk image, or booting a floppy without a disk in your
CDR drive.

On Tue, 14 May 2002 blinky@earthlight.co.nz wrote:

> gena 
> 
> are you saing that the redhat 3 cd set off the speakup site, doens't have
> speakup already installed into the kernal, if so then is it hard to compile
> it to get it to setu with speech?
> 
> simonAt 12:45 13/05/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 13 May 2002, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> >
> >> 
> >> The "bootability" of a cdrom is already included in the .iso images Red Hat
> >> is providing.
> >
> >
> >True, but it breaks in the Speakup Modified Red Hat Distribution.
> >Therefore the hack, while we figure out the true fix.
> >
> >So, if you want to install Red Hat without speech, or using some
> >other access technology, then use Red Hat.
> >
> >If you mean to use Speakup and the Speakup Modified Red Hat
> >distribution, pay attention. Red Hat broke access as respects
> >text menus in version 7.3. This is true not only in the
> >installation, but also in various installed tools like the setup
> >command. The issue seems to be newt, and Bill is looking at
> >downgrading newt in order to fix this problem for our
> >community--while we work on a more permanent fix with newt and
> >the Red Hat decision makers.
> >
> >> 
> >> 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?
> >> > > 
> >> > > 
> >> > > 
> >> > > 
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> >> > 				Technology Research and Development
> >> > 				Governmental Relations Group
> >> > 				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
> >> > 
> >> > Email: janina@afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175
> >> > 
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> >> > 
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				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

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