From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from blindtechs.net ([68.14.253.25]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Exw2M-0007g8-00 for ; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:46:26 -0500 Received: from [192.168.2.2] (unknown [192.168.2.1]) by blindtechs.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C51347E7DF for ; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:45:55 -0700 (MST) In-Reply-To: <006801c6195c$fccd0ca0$6501a8c0@grandmasfury> References: <002a01c6192d$78ce5a50$6501a8c0@grandmasfury><20060114195427.GA29680@localhost.localdomain><000a01c6194c$fd0ca0f0$6501a8c0@grandmasfury> <20060114223410.GA31780@localhost.localdomain> <006801c6195c$fccd0ca0$6501a8c0@grandmasfury> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) X-Priority: 3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <0518C8F1-8CE4-46F6-B733-75AD88F9498F@blindtechs.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net" Subject: Re: help with install of debian and speakup!? Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:45:55 -0700 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: "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: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:46:26 -0000 lol! this is your standard bios error when youu are not bootable off a valid boot media, weather it abe a boot cd, floppy, or hdd with an os on it. obviously since you formatted your hdd your only other choices is a linux boot floppy which hopefully let you install via ftp, or a set of install cds. On Jan 14, 2006, at 3:50 PM, Tyler Littlefield wrote: > I checked the docs, but I didn't see a whole lot on my error... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregory Nowak" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 3:34 PM > Subject: Re: help with install of debian and speakup!? > > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Ok, I don't understand why you're resetting the bios. Going that >> route >> just complicates things because you're now going from hardware that >> you knew worked properly, to hardware which may or may not be working >> properly now due to perhaps misconfigured cmos settings. I'll say >> this >> again, go read debian's install docs. They're very well written, >> almost to the point of repeatedly beleaguering every point from the >> perspective of >> someone like myself, who has an idea of what he/she is doing. >> >> As for if your machine can boot from cd-rom, there should be a boot >> from cd option in your cmos setup. If not, you might be able to use >> smart boot manager, for which I don't remember the url right now, to >> boot from cd using a floppy disk. There are debian boot floppies, but >> some recent posts to this list suggested that they're not >> speakup-enabled. >> >> Again, I can't say this enough, go read the docs. >> >> Greg >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 01:56:22PM -0700, Tyler Littlefield wrote: >>> OK, I reset the bios with the jumper, and restored defaults, >>> every time I >>> restart, I got rid of that invalid disk error, but now I see invalid >>> system >>> disk. Is there a floppy disk or something that will give me a >>> linux-bootable >>> partition? >>> Also, how do I know if this computer will boot from cds? is there >>> a way >>> to >>> get a floppy to start the install? I think there is still some dos >>> installed >>> on there. >>> Thanks, >> >> - -- >> web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org >> gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc >> skype: gregn1 >> (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) >> >> - -- >> Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iD8DBQFDyXxi7s9z/XlyUyARAuaxAJ9KmpUQfLAorTGJfMEQ8gMcEn2fZwCgkdC1 >> XLLkVwt7ZrFpMjMlou8najU= >> =3rzm >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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