From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from nsfone.fone.net ([206.168.68.96]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Hzi92-0003Ow-00 for ; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:57:28 -0400 Received: from mail2.fone.net (mail2.fone.net [206.168.68.165]) by nsfone.fone.net (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.7) with ESMTP id l5GNuZZC007845 for ; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:56:35 -0600 (MDT) Received: from GRANDMA (ip-206-123-194-16.static.fasttrackcomm.net [206.123.194.16]) by mail2.fone.net (8.13.6+Sun/8.12.10) with SMTP id l5GNv1De016721 for ; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:57:01 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <002601c7b072$058f0d90$6401a8c0@GRANDMA> From: "Littlefield, Tyler" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <001e01c7b044$fd7fbbe0$6401a8c0@GRANDMA><007401c7b04f$923f85d0$ab00a8c0@tenstac> <007901c7b065$01102810$9501a8c0@yellobow> Subject: Re: moving from amd to p3? Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:56:51 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 000749-2, 06/16/2007), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-PMX-Version: 5.3.1.294258, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.1.298604, Antispam-Data: 2007.6.16.163633 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:57:28 -0000 you can check tldp. But, I'm using sighted help. don't want to make my grandma sit through kernel compilation. Is there any way I can just install like debian with a really old kernel, like off flyppy, then use apt to upgrade? Thanks, ~~TheCreator~~ [My programs don't have bugs; just randomly added features] msn: compgeek13@gmail.com aim: st8amnd2005 skype: st8amnd127 vertigo head coder web: tysdomain.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Berry" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 4:23 PM Subject: RE: moving from amd to p3? > Another question here Doug. What if you don't know how to compile a kernel > are there any good tutorials? I use Fedora but at least a general tutorial > would help to begin. > > Scott > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Doug Sutherland > Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 2:50 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: moving from amd to p3? > > If you are installing on amd system then moving to p3 system, > and the kernel is crashing, then you need to find a way to boot > a more generic kernel on the target system. If there is no CD > the hopefully there is floppy drive. Prepare or find a generic > kernel for the floppy disk, and when booting, from the boot > prompt, you'll need to do something like: > > generic-kernel-name root=/dev/hda1 noinitrd > > Where generic-kernel-name is the name of the kernel on boot > disk and root points to the root filesystem partition on the > target machine. Basically you want to boot the kernel on the > floppy but boot it using the root filesystem on the target hard > drive. Once the system is booted, compile a new kernel on > the p3 and update the bootloader accordingly to refer to the > new kernel. > > -- Doug > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.17/850 - Release Date: 6/15/2007 > 11:31 AM > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup