From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc52.attbi.com ([216.148.227.88]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16roOP-0003u0-00 for ; Sun, 31 Mar 2002 18:05:45 -0500 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.33.0]) by rwcrmhc52.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020331230518.VONY1147.rwcrmhc52.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Sun, 31 Mar 2002 23:05:18 +0000 Message-ID: <004501c1d907$567214c0$01213e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <001c01c1d8f4$8549a320$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> Subject: Re: port settings in linux Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 17:56:47 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0042_01C1D8DD.6D3EF8A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 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: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01C1D8DD.6D3EF8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Alex. Try leaving out the c:\ before vmlinuz. Probably vmlinuz is = confused when it can't understand what c:\ means. I remember that when I = had to edit my Debian start-up batchfile for installation, it was = something like: c:\dosutils\loadlin linux speakup_synth=3Ddectlk = root=3D/dev/ram and so on.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Alex Snow=20 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca=20 Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 3:42 PM Subject: re: port settings in linux Hi. Tried those echo commands, nothing. I used jaws for dos to see if that worked and it did (I start = slackware from dos using loadlin). When the kernel boots however, the blt clicks on like it's going to = say something, but nothing happens. Below is the line I use to start linux encase it helps. =20 smartdrv /C c:\loadlin\loadlin c:\linux\vmlinuz root=3D/dev/hda1 = speakup_synth=3Dbns speakup_ser=3D0 ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01C1D8DD.6D3EF8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Alex. Try leaving out the c:\ before = vmlinuz.=20 Probably vmlinuz is confused when it can't understand what c:\ means. I = remember=20 that when I had to edit my Debian start-up batchfile for installation, = it was=20 something like: c:\dosutils\loadlin linux speakup_synth=3Ddectlk = root=3D/dev/ram and=20 so on.
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From:=20 Alex = Snow=20
To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 = 3:42=20 PM
Subject: re: port settings in = linux

Hi.
Tried those echo commands, = nothing.
I used jaws for dos to see if that = worked and it=20 did (I start slackware from dos using loadlin).
When the kernel boots however, the = blt clicks on=20 like it's going to say something, but nothing happens.
Below is the line I use to start = linux encase it=20 helps.
 
smartdrv /C
c:\loadlin\loadlin=20 c:\linux\vmlinuz root=3D/dev/hda1 speakup_synth=3Dbns=20 speakup_ser=3D0
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