From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from nfs.azboss.net ([206.124.164.2] helo=mail.azboss.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18myau-0000Wa-00 for ; Sun, 23 Feb 2003 11:03:12 -0500 Received: from nu7i (gw.shandrow.com [206.124.184.73]) by mail.azboss.net (8.11.3/8.11.0) with SMTP id h1NG1D929183 for ; Sun, 23 Feb 2003 09:01:13 -0700 Message-ID: <002f01c2db55$0f6fe650$6401a8c0@nu7i> From: "Darrell Shandrow" To: References: <5.2.0.9.2.20030223000340.00a26ce0@incoming.verizon.net> Subject: Re: red hat 8.0 and boot file Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 09:03:04 -0700 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 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 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: Hi Danny, Well, the Speakup screen reader is built right into the kernel. So, the vmlinuz file would be the file containing Speakup. There's then a boot loader configuration file that directs the kernel, and this contains the parameter that tells Speakup which synthesizer to use. I believe RH 7.2 still runs Lilo, so you're looking for /etc/lilo.conf. Now, keep in mind that RH 8 includes Speakup in its kernel. Load the RH 8 boot floppy into your floppy drive, boot from it, then type the following command to start the install with speech: text speakup_synth=name (where name is the appropriate value from Speakup) Check out http://www.linux-speakup.org for further details. Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! A+, CCNA, Network+! Check out high quality telecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i My deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the astronauts lost in the 2/1/03 space shuttle explosion! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny Crone" To: "speakup" Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 10:08 PM Subject: red hat 8.0 and boot file > Hello everyone. I sent a message a couple weeks ago, and it must have > gotten misplaced. So I am posting this question again. > I have red hat 7.2 with speak up on my system. I want to completely > replace this with red hat 8.0, and I have already put this on to > cd's. Currently the system has one partition. But I want to have a system > partition and a data partition so that the next time I upgrade it will be > easier. Before everything is erased, I want to save the file that makes > the synthesizer speak right from the beginning. How can I do that? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup