Re: Upgrading Debian to Testing with speakup

["Littlefield, Tyler" <compgeek13@gmail.com>]

Hello,
Where do you get the speakup patch? linux-speakup.org was down as of
yesterday, and I was going to try to set up a kernel.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zachary Kline" <Z_kline@hotmail.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: Upgrading Debian to Testing with speakup


> Hiya,
>     Are their any Debian-specific patches I need to apply to the kernel?
I
> seem to remember that their was a package named 'debian-patches', or the
> like.  Just want to be sure to cover all the bases, though this
description
> seems to be enough for me to follow.  I'd also need to add speakup
patches,
> of course...
> Thanks,
> Zack.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg@romuald.net.eu.org>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
<speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 12:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Upgrading Debian to Testing with speakup
>
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> > You don't need an initrd if you don't want to use one, I
> > don't. However, if you go without an initrd, make sure that things
> > like your ide/sata chipset, and hd support and the root file system
> > you use are built into the kernel itself, else you won't be able to
> > boot. Then, install kernel-package, untar the kernel sources, run make
> > oldconfig/config/menuconfig, and then run
> >
> > make-kpkg kernel_image.
> >
> > If you were building in /usr/src/linux for example, then the resulting
> > deb will be in /usr/src. Then, install it with dpkg -i package.deb,
> > where package.deb is the file kernel-package created. Then you'll need
> > to add the new image to your boot loader, this may or may not be done
> > for you when you install the package. I'd strongly suggest keeping
> > your current kernel in the boot loader as well, so that you can boot
> > back with it if your new kernel panics and doesn't boot. Then reboot.
> >
> > If the new kernel works like you'd expect, then you can remove your
> > old kernel from your system, and from the boot loader of course as
> > well.
> >
> > This is a very brief description, there are howtos and docs on the web
> > that cover this in much more detail.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 11:58:04AM -0700, Zachary Kline wrote:
> >> Hiya,
> >>     In that case, I can probably roll my own kernel as well.  I believe
> >> I'd
> >> need kernel-package to make that a bit easier.  Also, I'm a bit unsure
> >> about
> >> things like initial ram disks--I never needed an initrd with Gentoo.
> >> Might
> >> you be able to provide some instructions on what exactly I'd need to do
> >> to
> >> get a kernel that will boot?  I've never had to deal with the vagueries
> >> of
> >> kernel-package and all that before.
> >> Thanks much,
> >> Zack.
> >>
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