From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sproxy.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 176Ghi-0001Vl-00 for ; Fri, 10 May 2002 16:09:27 -0400 Received: (qmail 32579 invoked by uid 0); 10 May 2002 20:09:05 -0000 Received: from dhcp037-50-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.50.37) by mail.gmx.net (mp007-rz3) with SMTP; 10 May 2002 20:09:05 -0000 Message-ID: <001f01c1f85e$76460880$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <000e01c1f7af$622df100$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> <001f01c1f7b5$72550400$02263e18@mycomputer> <000d01c1f85d$624328a0$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> Subject: Re: Debian installation problems Please Help! Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 16:08:32 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01C1F83C.EE84EEA0" 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 X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" 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_001B_01C1F83C.EE84EEA0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_001C_01C1F83C.EE84EEA0" ------=_NextPart_001_001C_01C1F83C.EE84EEA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry, forgot to atach the file! ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Alex Snow=20 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca=20 Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Debian installation problems Please Help! Hi Igor, I have atached my modified install.bat. I mirrored the speakup ftp = server's directory structure. I use a dos boot disk to start my = machine, and the install files are on the primary ide master. I will be = installing to primary slave because it's bigger. When I type = c:\bin\compact\install, Loadlin starts and I get that insert disk into = ramdrive message, press enter, and the bns clicks like it's going to = talk, but doesn't. Thanks, Alex Snow -- Alex Snow Email: alex_snow@gmx.net BBS: bbs1.dyndns.org website: http://alex-snow.dhs.org:8082 "The two words that will save Microsoft are Open Source" ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Igor Gueths=20 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca=20 Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 7:58 PM Subject: Re: Debian installation problems Please Help! Hi Alex. Did you edit the install.bat. You have to be in realmode = dos for this to work. In my case, I used a bootdisk. Back to = install.bat. You have to take the . out in front of the c:\, and also = the one in front of the ./images-1.44. Also make sure you have mirrored = the directories correctly. Once you run install.bat in realmode dos, you = press enter because it asks you for a root floppy for some reason. I = still haven't figured out why it does this. Once you press enter after = you think the root floppy message has come up, then it should start = talking. Oh and also add speakup_synth=3Dbns before root=3D/dev/ram. I'm = not sure if you already knew this, but its always good to have a = reference.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Alex Snow=20 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca=20 Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 7:15 PM Subject: Debian installation problems Please Help! Hi All, I just coppied all the needed files to the hard drive of the = machine I want to install debian on, and ran install.bat. It loads, but = I don't here anything. I am using a BNS as the synth, and It just = clicks on like it's going to talk, but nothing happens. Can anyone = help? Thanks, Alex Snow ------=_NextPart_001_001C_01C1F83C.EE84EEA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Sorry, forgot to atach the = file!
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Alex = Snow=20
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 4:00 = PM
Subject: Re: Debian = installation problems=20 Please Help!

Hi = Igor,
I have atached my modified = install.bat.  I=20 mirrored the speakup ftp server's directory structure.  I use a = dos boot=20 disk to start my machine, and the install files are on the primary ide = master.  I will be installing to primary slave because it's = bigger. =20 When I type c:\bin\compact\install, Loadlin starts and I get that = insert disk=20 into ramdrive message, press enter, and the bns clicks like it's going = to=20 talk, but doesn't.
Thanks,
Alex Snow
 
--
Alex Snow
Email: alex_snow@gmx.net
BBS: bbs1.dyndns.org
website: http://alex-snow.dhs.org:8082<= /FONT>
"The two words that will save = Microsoft are Open=20 Source"
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Igor = Gueths=20
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 = 7:58=20 PM
Subject: Re: Debian = installation=20 problems Please Help!

Hi Alex. Did you edit the = install.bat. You have=20 to be in realmode dos for this to work. In my case, I used a = bootdisk. Back=20 to install.bat. You have to take the . out in front of the c:\, and = also the=20 one in front of the ./images-1.44. Also make sure you have mirrored = the=20 directories correctly. Once you run install.bat in realmode dos, you = press=20 enter because it asks you for a root floppy for some reason. I still = haven't=20 figured out why it does this. Once you press enter after you think = the root=20 floppy message has come up, then it should start talking. Oh and = also add=20 speakup_synth=3Dbns before root=3D/dev/ram. I'm not sure if you = already knew=20 this, but its always good to have a reference.
----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 Alex Snow=20
Sent: Thursday, May 09, = 2002 7:15=20 PM
Subject: Debian = installation problems=20 Please Help!

Hi All,
I just coppied all the needed = files to the=20 hard drive of the machine I want to install debian on, and ran=20 install.bat.  It loads, but I don't here anything.  I am = using a=20 BNS as the synth, and It just clicks on like it's going to talk, = but=20 nothing happens.  Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Alex=20 Snow
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