From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 130.67-18-124.reverse.theplanet.com ([67.18.124.130] helo=speedy.streammadness.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1F3OTK-0001dX-00 for ; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 21:08:50 -0500 Received: from cm210.sigma42.maxonline.com.sg ([218.212.42.210] helo=jaffar57b5aa42) by speedy.streammadness.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1F3OTA-0006dV-TX for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 21:08:41 -0500 Message-ID: <002801c62542$150e3640$d22ad4da@jaffar57b5aa42> From: To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Me or my computer or both Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:08:33 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - speedy.streammadness.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - braille.uwo.ca X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - jeffstudio.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: jaffar@jeffstudio.net, "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: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:08:50 -0000 Hi guys. Over the past year, I have been trying to install all flavors = of linux, from fedora to debiant, gentoo to grml, slackware to ubantu, = all without any modicum of success. I am running a panthium i368 build = machine with a windows xp box installed. I have a 2.4 gb processor, = with 1.8 gb of ram and an external dectalk synth. Typing the various = installation commands for the fvarious flavors of linux will either = yield some nonsense from my dectalk synth when speakup tries to interact = with it, or, for the majority of the linux flavors, typing in the = appropriate commands during the boot prompt yields nothing at all, not = even a twitter from my dectalk synth. Mind you, this failure certainly = does not arise from a lack of help and assistance from list members, but = try as i might with all the advise and hints given by really helpful = list members, nothing seems to work. I have updated the firmware on my = dectalk synth, and i have thoroughly read all installation instructions = for all the various installation procedure which accrues with the = different linux flavors, but i've had 0 success so far. So what have i = got to do next, that's my biggest question. I am very interested to = venture into linux, but success with it seems to have eluded me. If = there is anyone of you here running both windows xp and linux on the = same machine, I'd certainly be interested to hear from you. All help = given to a desperate guy here would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!