Re: RH 7.3 install

Re: RH 7.3 install

[Joe Clever]

Hi,

I ran into the same problem as Janina when I installed RH 7.2 from ISO's I
downloaded at the end of March.  I attributed it to my ignorance of speakup
or something about the new  Dell Inspiron notebook I was trying to install
it on.  I am partially sighted, so was able to get through the installation.
I also encountered a corrupted display on the first screen of the install.
I hit a key and that cleared up the display problem... ???



> Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 06:58:58 -1000 (HST)
> From: Janina Sajka <janina@afb.net>
> To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> Subject: Re: RH 7.3 install
> Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>
> Hi, Tommy:
>
> Yes, I did succeed installing, but I also had to deal with the
> same two problems you described.
>
> The cursor thing is a real shame. This is regression, not
> progress, because this problem is new.
>
> As for the Anaconda error--are you booting off the CD ROM? That's
> what I was doing, and it seems to be the source of the problem.
> Try booting with a floppy.
>
> I didn't have my floppy with me, so I burned a CD ROM with just
> the floppy image. That got my install going.
>
> On Thu, 9 May 2002, Tommy Moore wrote:
>
> > Hi guys. Anyone been able to install the new RH images that Bill poste
to
> > the ftp a couple days ago?
> > Just tried and got an anacomda error or something.
> > Also it seems like the curser tracking isn't working like it should.
> > Seems to speak the next line down when you hit current line when
selecting
> > language or key map.
> > Like it will say your on French when on English and speakup-lt when on
> > speakup.
> >
> > Tommy
> >
> >
> >
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>
> --
>
> Janina Sajka, Director
> Technology Research and Development
> Governmental Relations Group
> American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
>
> Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
>
> Chair, Accessibility SIG
> Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
> http://www.openebook.org
>

Re: RH 7.3 install

[Tommy Moore]

When I tried the boot floppy still got the same error as when I booted off 
cd.

Tomy

Re: RH 7.3 install

[Janina Sajka]

On Thu, 9 May 2002, Tommy Moore wrote:

> Booted off the cd to do the install.

This is clearly broken. You need to boot from floppy or do as I
did and burn a bootable CD with just the floppy image.

> 
> 
> On Thu, 9 May 2002, cwhitley wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > I had noticed that on the beta as well.  I didn't realize that it wasn't
> > normal behavior.  I thought there was some cursor tracking issues (previous
> > version maybe?) with speakup.  I simply used home instead of up-arrow for
> > most of the menus.  The touchiest part was disk druid, but I had the
> > partitions pre-defined with labels using partition magic from windows.  All
> > I had to do in disk druid was add in the mount points and set it to format
> > the partition.
> > 
> > I haven't gotten around to loading 7.3 yet so I can't comment on it.  The
> > issues with anaconda did not appear once the beta was loaded (links tracked
> > just fine) as did vi.  It is my intention to blow away the beta install and
> > load 7.3 this weekend.  I'll post my results.  BTW, did you use cd-boot or a
> > floppy to kickoff the install?
> > regards,
> > Cecil
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > Speakup mailing list
> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 

-- 
	
				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina@afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org

Re: RH 7.3 install

[Janina Sajka]

You should make a new floppy from the images directory.

On Thu, 9 May 2002, Richard Villa wrote:

> I tried to install this morning and got the same error I think.
> 
> It says that it is probably a bug.  I just thought it was the fact that I
> was using a boot floppy from an earlier version that was causing my error.
> 
> 
> It is better to give than to receive. don't believe me, just ask a boxer.
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 

-- 
	
				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina@afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org

Re: RH 7.3 install

[Tommy Moore]

Booted off the cd to do the install.


On Thu, 9 May 2002, cwhitley wrote:

> Hi,
> I had noticed that on the beta as well.  I didn't realize that it wasn't
> normal behavior.  I thought there was some cursor tracking issues (previous
> version maybe?) with speakup.  I simply used home instead of up-arrow for
> most of the menus.  The touchiest part was disk druid, but I had the
> partitions pre-defined with labels using partition magic from windows.  All
> I had to do in disk druid was add in the mount points and set it to format
> the partition.
> 
> I haven't gotten around to loading 7.3 yet so I can't comment on it.  The
> issues with anaconda did not appear once the beta was loaded (links tracked
> just fine) as did vi.  It is my intention to blow away the beta install and
> load 7.3 this weekend.  I'll post my results.  BTW, did you use cd-boot or a
> floppy to kickoff the install?
> regards,
> Cecil
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 

Re: RH 7.3 install

[Richard Villa]

I tried to install this morning and got the same error I think.

It says that it is probably a bug.  I just thought it was the fact that I
was using a boot floppy from an earlier version that was causing my error.


It is better to give than to receive. don't believe me, just ask a boxer.

Richard

Re: RH 7.3 install

[Janina Sajka]

Hi, Tommy:

Yes, I did succeed installing, but I also had to deal with the
same two problems you described.

The cursor thing is a real shame. This is regression, not
progress, because this problem is new.

As for the Anaconda error--are you booting off the CD ROM? That's
what I was doing, and it seems to be the source of the problem.
Try booting with a floppy.

I didn't have my floppy with me, so I burned a CD ROM with just
the floppy image. That got my install going.

On Thu, 9 May 2002, Tommy Moore wrote:

> Hi guys. Anyone been able to install the new RH images that Bill poste to 
> the ftp a couple days ago?
> Just tried and got an anacomda error or something.
> Also it seems like the curser tracking isn't working like it should.
> Seems to speak the next line down when you hit current line when selecting 
> language or key map.
> Like it will say your on French when on English and speakup-lt when on 
> speakup.
> 
> Tommy
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 

-- 
	
				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina@afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org

Re: RH 7.3 install

[cwhitley]

Hi,
I had noticed that on the beta as well.  I didn't realize that it wasn't
normal behavior.  I thought there was some cursor tracking issues (previous
version maybe?) with speakup.  I simply used home instead of up-arrow for
most of the menus.  The touchiest part was disk druid, but I had the
partitions pre-defined with labels using partition magic from windows.  All
I had to do in disk druid was add in the mount points and set it to format
the partition.

I haven't gotten around to loading 7.3 yet so I can't comment on it.  The
issues with anaconda did not appear once the beta was loaded (links tracked
just fine) as did vi.  It is my intention to blow away the beta install and
load 7.3 this weekend.  I'll post my results.  BTW, did you use cd-boot or a
floppy to kickoff the install?
regards,
Cecil

RH 7.3 install

[Tommy Moore]

Hi guys. Anyone been able to install the new RH images that Bill poste to 
the ftp a couple days ago?
Just tried and got an anacomda error or something.
Also it seems like the curser tracking isn't working like it should.
Seems to speak the next line down when you hit current line when selecting 
language or key map.
Like it will say your on French when on English and speakup-lt when on 
speakup.

Tommy