From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.complex) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16HWEX-0008Mq-00 for ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 15:25:34 -0500 Received: (from gnowak1@localhost) by linserver.complex (8.11.4/8.10.2) id fBLKP8Y00440 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 14:25:08 -0600 Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 14:25:08 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: oops Message-ID: <20011221142508.C413@uic.edu> References: <3.0.6.32.20011221125254.0079f460@pop3.netins.net> <000b01c18a53$636ea9c0$b3df87d9@essex.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <000b01c18a53$636ea9c0$b3df87d9@essex.ac.uk>; from ss@saqibshaikh.com on Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 07:12:08PM -0000 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 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: Saqib, Since we're on the topic of zipspeak, is there a projected date for when zipspeak 8.0 will be available for download from somewhere? Thanks. Greg On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 07:12:08PM -0000, Saqib Shaikh wrote: > What I would recommend you do is this: > > >From the ftp site, also download the file ltlk (it doesn't have a file > extention). You should already have all the files in c:\linux or > some_drive:\linux. > > Then edit c:\linux\linux.bat. You'll need a line like this: > \linux\loadlin \linux\ltlk root=something rw > In the above, replace something with your hard disc. I get the impression > that you know enough about computers to understand what I'm going to say > next: > > hda is the first ide hard disc, hdb the second ide drive etc. > similarly you have sda and sdb for scsi discs. > then you also need the partition number, which start at one. So hda1 is the > first partition on the first ide drive, and sdb3 is the third partition on > the second scsi drive. Do you get all this? > in any case replace this in the line i gave you and comment out / delete the > rest of linux.bat. so to recap your linux.bat file should look something > like > \linux\loadlin \linux\ltlk root=/dev/hda1 rw > > Hope this helps and don't hesitate to contact me for further help. > > Saqib Shaikh ss@saqibshaikh.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jason Symes" > To: > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 6:52 PM > Subject: oops > > > > Another thing I forgot to mention in my post. I'm running a doubletalk lt > > on my com1 port. Being that I've never tried any os not produced by ms, > I'm > > not sure how to start ZipSpeak with the doubletalk lt. I checked the > > readme.1st and the zipspeak.txt files in the same ftp folder as the > > zipspeak.zip file, and I gathered that I had to download the lt's boot > disk > > image and create a boot floppy with that image file decoder (the file's > > name escapes me). Is this correct, or is there a shorter way for a linux > > novice to start the lt? > > tia, and merry Christmas. > > > > Jason Symes > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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