From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp010.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.173.30]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 16bsPD-00089Y-00 for ; Fri, 15 Feb 2002 19:08:43 -0500 Received: from h0020780ec921.ne.mediaone.net (HELO mycomputer) (24.91.176.59) by smtp.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 16 Feb 2002 00:08:46 -0000 Message-ID: <002001c1b67d$16118a20$02b05b18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <001b01c1b64c$99609d20$7f7ef59b@essex.ac.uk> Subject: Re: can't load zipspeak Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 19:01:29 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001D_01C1B653.2CAD9A00" 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: 2.0.8 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_001D_01C1B653.2CAD9A00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi. First, xp and linux can't coexist on the same machine. They just = create problems. You're better off getting something like win98 to = coexist with linux. This is because it uses phat32, and things like the = debian installation support phat32 for mounting hd filesystems when = installing rescue.bin and the bass system packages.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ameer Armaly=20 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca=20 Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 6:10 PM Subject: Re: can't load zipspeak I think I know why. I use XP, and have ntfs for my file system. How = would I go about creating a dos partition if I don't have fdisk? Is = there another program to do so? =20 Thanks ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Saqib Shaikh=20 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca=20 Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 1:14 PM Subject: Re: can't load zipspeak I'm not sure about your problem without more info, but yes, Zipspeak = has been updated to Speakup 1.0 and Slackware 8.0. It's been on the = Speakup site for a few months now. =20 Saqib ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ameer Armaly=20 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca=20 Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 4:30 PM Subject: can't load zipspeak Hi list. My name is Ameer Armaly, and I'm a newbe to linux. = I've never successfully loaded linux before, for reasons forgotten. = Anyway, I tried it again, but now I have windows xp which doesn't = support real mode dos, so a boot floppy was needed. I wrote a bood = disk wit windows rawwrite. It booted with "boot:", after which I hit = enter without typing anything. It sat for about five minutes, saying = "mounting root...". Does anybody know a way to help? Also, is zipspeak = updated to the latest speakup and slackware? ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C1B653.2CAD9A00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi. First, xp and linux can't coexist = on the same=20 machine. They just create problems. You're better off getting something = like=20 win98 to coexist with linux. This is because it uses phat32, and things = like the=20 debian installation support phat32 for mounting hd filesystems when = installing=20 rescue.bin and the bass system packages.

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ameer=20 Armaly
To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca

Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 = 6:10=20 PM

Subject: Re: can't load = zipspeak

I think I know why. I use XP, = and have ntfs=20 for my file system. How would I go about creating a dos = partition=20 if I don't have fdisk? Is there another program to do so? =20

Thanks

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Saqib=20 Shaikh
To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca

Sent: Friday, February 15, = 2002 1:14=20 PM

Subject: Re: can't load = zipspeak

I'm not sure about your problem = without more=20 info, but yes, Zipspeak has been updated to Speakup 1.0 and = Slackware=20 8.0. It's been on the Speakup site for a few months = now.

Saqib

----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 Ameer Armaly
To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca

Sent: Friday, February 15, = 2002 4:30=20 PM

Subject: can't load = zipspeak

Hi list. My name is = Ameer Armaly,=20 and I'm a newbe to linux. I've never successfully loaded = linux=20 before, for reasons forgotten. Anyway, I tried it again, but = now I=20 have windows xp which doesn't support real mode dos, so a = boot=20 floppy was needed. I wrote a bood disk wit windows = rawwrite. =20 It booted with "boot:", after which I hit enter without typing=20 anything. It sat for about five minutes, saying "mounting=20 root...". Does anybody know a way to help? Also, is = zipspeak=20 updated to the latest speakup and=20 = slackware?

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