Re: Installing fedora from isos on HD?

["kevin" <kjsisco@rcn.com>]

Well ain't that just a kick in the ass?
I would like this opertunity to note all the little bugs that crop up in
Linux.  What a shame...now if someone would kindly give me the link for the
kernal and the email for the person in charge we would not have such
problems.
Kevin
email:
kjsisco@rcn.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209" <wacker@octothorp.org>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: Installing fedora from isos on HD?


> Hi,
>
>      The boot parameter is only useful when Speakup is built into the
> kernel, as it is on the installation disk.  The running system uses
> modules for Speakup.  Therefore, as root, do:
> modprobe speakup_ltlk
> You can loadd the modules to your initrd file to have Speakup start
> automatically on boot.
>           HTH.
> -- 
>
>
> Bill in Denver
>
> On Fri, 21 Nov 2003, Al Puzzuoli wrote:
>
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > Thanks as always for your very prompt response.
> > I downloaded the isos last evening from ftp://linux-speakup.org, but
> > something is very strange.  So far, I am noticing the following
problems:
> >
> > 1.  The issue I mensioned earlier about not being able to install from
isos
> > on the HD.
> > 2.  it seems like the Speakup kernel is either not being installed, or
the
> > speakup_synth parameter is not being passed to the kernel.
> > I know that at least disk 1 is correct because when I boot it and do
text
> > speakup_synth=ltlk, the installer comes up talking.
> > I am selecting grub as my boot loader, and it looks like the installer
is
> > configuring grub to pass the speakup_synth=ltlk parameter at boot time;
> > However, once the install finishes and the system reboots, I have no
speech.
> > I have even tried to  pass the parameter manually, but I am not as
familiar
> > with grub so am not sure if I'm doing it correctly.  the syntax i have
used
> > is "a speakup_synth=ltlk".
> > I appreciate your offer of assistance via phone and will gladly take you
up
> > on it if I can't resolve this soon.  What times are convenient for you
to
> > receive calls?
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> >
> >
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