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 16SMSF-0007xU-00 for ; Sun, 20 Jan 2002 13:12:31 -0500 Received: (from gnowak1@localhost) by linserver.complex (8.11.4/8.10.2) id g0KIC4M00457 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 20 Jan 2002 12:12:04 -0600 Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 12:12:04 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Slackware 8.0 install error Message-ID: <20020120121204.B448@uic.edu> References: <20020120102227.A310@uic.edu> <000901c1a1d8$571fe340$0200a8c0@wall1.pa.home.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <000901c1a1d8$571fe340$0200a8c0@wall1.pa.home.com>; from rodneylist@home.com on Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 12:31:48PM -0500 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: Maybe, but I'm not sure, since I actually never had a chance to use one like that. Greg On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 12:31:48PM -0500, Rodney wrote: > Gregory, > Thanks for the tip but I have no idea. How would I go about finding > this out. Right now Windows is still installed on the computer so could > I find that info out in the Device Manager or something? > I am going to try making new floppies first and I will post how that > works out. > Thanks. > Rodney > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Gregory Nowak > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 11:22 AM > To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: Slackware 8.0 install error > > > Do you know if this machine has a ibm microchannel bus? If it does, then > you'll need someone to cook up a speakup kernel for that architecture. > Greg > > > On Sat, Jan 19, 2002 at 11:59:53PM -0500, Rodney wrote: > > Well I reluctantly got some sighted assistance to see what my problem > > is during the install. The boot disk took 4 minutes 34 seconds to get > > > to the root floppy install prompt. My Doubletalk LT did not start > > talking until the prompt appeared and then it read all of the messages > > > up to the prompt. I installed the root floppy and pressed enter and > > got the following results. > > > > vfs: insert root floppy and press enter. > > vfs: insert root floppy and press enter > > vfs: mounted root (minix file system) read only. > > freeing unused kernel memory: 112k freed > > attempt to access beyond end of device > > 02:1c: rw=0, want=2547, limit=1440 > > dev 02:1c blksize=1024 blocknr=2546 sector=5092 size=1024 count=1 > > attempt to access beyond end of device > > 02:1c: rw=0, want=2018, limit=1440 > > dev 02:1c blksize=1024 blocknr=2017 sector=4034 size=1024 count=1 > > init: error in loading shared libraries: libc.so.6: can not open > > shared object file:input/output error > > > > > > > > This computer is an IBM Aptiva > > 275 mhz Pentium > > 32 MB RAM > > > > Please help. > > Rodney > > _______________________________________________ > 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