From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc53.attbi.com ([204.127.198.39]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1799d8-0003yx-00 for ; Sat, 18 May 2002 15:12:38 -0400 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.38.156]) by rwcrmhc53.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020518191211.GDOO12519.rwcrmhc53.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Sat, 18 May 2002 19:12:11 +0000 Message-ID: <000901c1fe9f$b3f94ec0$02263e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: Subject: Re: Mandrake 8.2 Coming soon. Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 15:10:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Janina. He is refering to the Debian Cd, just forgot to specify it in = the post. I know because I have talked to him at length about this, and = I also experienced the same problem. As a result, I ended up installing = my system from a Dos batchfile. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Janina Sajka To: Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 2:54 PM Subject: Re: Mandrake 8.2 Coming soon. > On Sat, 18 May 2002, Erik Heil wrote: >=20 > > I'm unsuccessfull in getting the > > CD to boot after I create it on the Speakup FTP server.=20 >=20 > This doesn't make sense, but I suspect you're speaking of the > Speakup Modified Red Hat Distribution. If not, don't bother with > the rest of this message. >=20 > There is a problem booting from CD ROM with the latest version of > the Speakup Modified Red Hat Distribution. This problem is known > and has been discussed at length on the Speakup list about a week > ago. A fix is in the works. >=20 > Meanwhile, there are a couple of workarounds: >=20 > 1.) If you can boot from a floppy, do so but be sure to not > let the system see the CD ROM as you boot. Keep it out of your > drive, or just keep the drive open until prompted to indicate > what media contains the boot images. >=20 > 2.) Create a bootable CD ROM with nothing on it except the > floppy boot image from the images directory. Boot with this disk, > and swap to the first installation CD ROM when prompted as above. >=20 > 3.) First create three iso files on your hard disk using dd, > one for each of the CD ROMs. Then boot with either a floppy or a > bootable CD ROM as described above, and point the installer to > the appropriate drive partition and directory when prompted. >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20