From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16roTl-0004On-00 for ; Sun, 31 Mar 2002 18:11:17 -0500 Received: (qmail 1745 invoked by uid 0); 31 Mar 2002 23:10:44 -0000 Received: from dhcp037-50-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.50.37) by mail.gmx.net (mp015-rz3) with SMTP; 31 Mar 2002 23:10:44 -0000 Message-ID: <000d01c1d909$3f52ab40$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <001c01c1d8f4$8549a320$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> <004501c1d907$567214c0$01213e18@mycomputer> Subject: Re: port settings in linux Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 18:10:27 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C1D8DF.55CD2960" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 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: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C1D8DF.55CD2960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable But the kernel boots fine. I used to get a "kernel panic" when I had = /dev/hdb instead of /dev/hda because of some horrible docs I found. = I'll try that anyways. Everything but speakup seems to work. Alex Snow email: alex8887@hotmail.com BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Igor Gueths=20 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca=20 Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:56 PM Subject: Re: port settings in linux Hi Alex. Try leaving out the c:\ before vmlinuz. Probably vmlinuz is = confused when it can't understand what c:\ means. I remember that when I = had to edit my Debian start-up batchfile for installation, it was = something like: c:\dosutils\loadlin linux speakup_synth=3Ddectlk = root=3D/dev/ram and so on.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Alex Snow=20 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca=20 Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 3:42 PM Subject: re: port settings in linux Hi. Tried those echo commands, nothing. I used jaws for dos to see if that worked and it did (I start = slackware from dos using loadlin). When the kernel boots however, the blt clicks on like it's going to = say something, but nothing happens. Below is the line I use to start linux encase it helps. smartdrv /C c:\loadlin\loadlin c:\linux\vmlinuz root=3D/dev/hda1 = speakup_synth=3Dbns speakup_ser=3D0 ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C1D8DF.55CD2960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

But the kernel boots fine. I used = to get a=20 "kernel panic" when I had /dev/hdb instead of /dev/hda because of some = horrible=20 docs I found. I'll try that anyways. Everything but = speakup=20 seems to work.

Alex Snow
email: alex8887@hotmail.com
BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Igor = Gueths=20

To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca =

Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 = 5:56=20 PM

Subject: Re: port settings in = linux

Hi Alex. Try leaving out the c:\ = before vmlinuz.=20 Probably vmlinuz is confused when it can't understand what c:\ means. = I=20 remember that when I had to edit my Debian start-up batchfile for=20 installation, it was something like: c:\dosutils\loadlin linux=20 speakup_synth=3Ddectlk root=3D/dev/ram and so on.

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Alex = Snow=20

To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca =

Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 = 3:42=20 PM

Subject: re: port settings in = linux

Hi.

Tried those echo commands,=20 nothing.

I used jaws for dos to see if that = worked and=20 it did (I start slackware from dos using loadlin).

When the kernel boots however, the = blt clicks=20 on like it's going to say something, but nothing = happens.

Below is the line I use to start = linux encase=20 it helps.

smartdrv /C
c:\loadlin\loadlin=20 c:\linux\vmlinuz root=3D/dev/hda1 speakup_synth=3Dbns=20 = speakup_ser=3D0

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