From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from outbound.icp-qv1-irony-out3.iinet.net.au (outbound.icp-qv1-irony-out3.iinet.net.au [203.59.1.148]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21440C1A29C for ; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 05:27:50 -0400 (EDT) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgMFAP8ywUvLzsVj/2dsb2JhbACIbJJZcbVuhQwEgyM X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.52,184,1270396800"; d="scan'208";a="581420522" Received: from unknown (HELO gotss1.gotss.net) ([203.206.197.99]) by outbound.icp-qv1-irony-out3.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 11 Apr 2010 17:27:27 +0800 Received: from [192.168.25.90] (helo=keeepc1000) by gotss1.gotss.net with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O0tRq-0006NR-9M for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:27:22 +0800 Message-ID: <0B9F8A31B31745AFB258A52B13902B42@keeepc1000> From: "Kerry Hoath" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <1E43CA3EA18E483590044437E676956A@tess><20100409154853.GA24695@gnuked.clearwire.net> Subject: Re: trouble installing linux Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:13:06 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 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, 11 Apr 2010 09:27:51 -0000 Lots of people have said this ironically enough pressing tab puts you after the existing boot parameters so you do the following: boot the cd wait for it to stop swishing, hit tab. key in swspeak then hit enter, grml comes up talking. Escape probably does stuff also but tab has worked with every copy of grml 2009.10 i've booted off thum drive or cd. Usually on thumb drive however I set the swspeak into the boot options when I make the thumb drive with grml2usb. Regards, Kerry. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Whapples" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 5:55 AM Subject: Re: trouble installing linux > One thing which changed in recent versions of GRML which caught me out for > a little was that the boot loader changed, now you need to press escape > before typing your boot line. > > Michael whapples > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gaijin" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 4:48 PM > Subject: Re: trouble installing linux > > >> On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 03:41:39PM +1200, Arthur Pirika wrote: >>> Grml just refuses to speak, but it does seem to load. as far as i >>> know, >> >> Try an earlier verson of GRML. I had a similar problem booting >> the sucker on a Dell Lattitude D630 with all Intel hardware. Older >> versions of GRML would come up speaking, but newer versions wouldn't. >> Whatever they changed in the setup messed something up. You could >> always go with Debian. I've never had it stop speaking since first >> installing with Shane's Etch installation CD. Debian came up talking >> from the start and hasn't stopped talking yet. >> >> Michael >> >> >> >> > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 5016 (20100410) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >