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 6F4423EAE9 for ; Thu, 23 May 2002 11:23:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g4NFNmo05862 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Thu, 23 May 2002 11:23:48 -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 g4NFNml05858 for ; Thu, 23 May 2002 11:23:48 -0400 Received: from toccata.rednote.net (dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net [66.92.170.86]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g4NFH4M23558 for ; Thu, 23 May 2002 11:17:04 -0400 Received: from localhost (janina@localhost) by toccata.rednote.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g4NFNhX16977 for ; Thu, 23 May 2002 11:23:43 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: toccata.rednote.net: janina owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 11:23:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Janina Sajka X-X-Sender: janina@toccata.rednote.net To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: redhat speakup distribution installation problem. In-Reply-To: <000001c20245$b4bed740$65e6673e@nektarios> 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: Hi, Nektarios: You've stumbled across a known bug in the current release of the Speakup Modified Red Hat Distribution. There is a workaround and we're working on a solution. The workaround is also documented in the latest draft version of our installation HOWTO available at: http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/HOWTO_INSTALL.html Here's what you should do: 1.) Create a bootable floppy or a bootable cdrom using only the boot floppy image. 2.) Boot from this floppy (or cdrom) without the installation cd rom available to the system. In other words, keep the drive bay open, or don't insert the installation CD ROM yet. 3.) This will give you an additional screen that asks you to specify where the installation images can be found. At this point you can insert the CD ROM and continue. PS: There is also a second bug where the speech appears to be one line below where your selection actually is. In other words, your installation language selection appears to default to French, though it is actually on English. Be careful. This behavior continues on many screens. The problem has been narrowed the the new release of ncurses and the newt library in particular. We are also working toward a fix with this problem. On Thu, 23 May 2002, Nektarios Mallas wrote: > Hi listers. > I downloaded and trying to install the linux speakup distribution. > I successfuly boott with my speech synthesizer, select English as language > and speakup as keyboard. That's when the problem ocures. I get a message > that an unhandled exception from anaconda happened, and my system shuts > down, the cd is ejected and the only option is to reboot. It also says > something like a bug report that I can save to a floppy and send it to > anaconda's development team. > Can someone help? Should I choose another keyboard layout? > Thanks alot. > Nektarios. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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