Linux speakup distribution installation problem.

Linux speakup distribution installation problem.

[Nektarios Mallas]

Hello listers.
This is my first message to this list. I am trying to install the Linux
speakup distribution.
I successfully boot with my apollo2 synthesizer. I select English as
language and speakup as keyboard. That's when the problem arises. I get an
unhandled exception from anaconda, and the computer goes to reboot. I get a
message for a bug report and I have an option to save or debug. If I select
US as a keyboard the installation goes to the next step. The problem occurs
only when I select speakup or speakup lt.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Nektarios.

Re: Linux speakup distribution installation problem.

[Janina Sajka]

Hi, Nektarios:

I have just responded to this question on the blinux list, and
will copy my response here as well ...

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:

> Hello listers.
> This is my first message to this list. I am trying to install the Linux
> speakup distribution.
> I successfully boot with my apollo2 synthesizer. I select English as
> language and speakup as keyboard. That's when the problem arises. I get an
> unhandled exception from anaconda, and the computer goes to reboot. I get a
> message for a bug report and I have an option to save or debug. If I select
> US as a keyboard the installation goes to the next step. The problem occurs
> only when I select speakup or speakup lt.
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
> 
> Nektarios.
> 
> 
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> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 

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				Janina Sajka, Director
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				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

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