From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from concerto.rednote.net ([66.92.170.139]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1D5QHa-0000hv-00 for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 10:24:34 -0500 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j1RFOSaT014283 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 10:24:28 -0500 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j1RFOQwj014282 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 10:24:26 -0500 Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 10:24:26 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20050227152426.GE30934@rednote.net> References: <20050226230428.GD30934@rednote.net> <000601c51c5b$10fc50a0$6900a8c0@systemax> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000601c51c5b$10fc50a0$6900a8c0@systemax> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: Linux concerto.rednote.net 2.6.10-1.760_FC3spksmp Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html Subject: Re: instalation problem-- was Re: fc3 download X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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, 27 Feb 2005 15:24:35 -0000 Oh, we have progress. Indeed we do. We just don't have a conclusion, and therefore no mirror on line yet. Al Puzzuoli writes: > Hi Janina, > > Sigh. I take it no progress has been made on the mirror yet right? I > was planning on getting this done this weekend but at this point, the > download speeds being what they are, I'm not sure if that's possible any > longer. > > > Thanks > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 6:04 PM > Subject: Re: instalation problem-- was Re: fc3 download > > > >Unfortunately, this problem you've stumbled into is all too common, > >especially for people installing for the first time. > > > >If you already have Linux, you can run what's called an md5sum check on > >the downloaded image files, and also on your burned disks. This is the > >only sure way to tell you haven't mixed versions--and it's extremely > >important not to mix versions as you've now discovered. > > > >If you can't run md5sum, for example because you only have Windows now, > >you can certainly look at the iso file byte size and date stamps. That > >should indicate whether or not you've mixed versions. > > > >I'm very sorry, but you'll need to get a complete set in order to > >install successfully. > > > >Al Puzzuoli writes: > >>Hi all, > >>i'm having a problem and I'm not sure whether I'm hosed or if there's a > >>way > >>to continue without redownloading everything. > >> > >>After downloading the majority of FC3 from the site John has so kindly > >>made > >>available, I thought I was ready to start my install. However, before I > >>knew about John's site, I downloaded some of the isos from linux-speakup, > >>and I don't remember now which isos I got from which site. At the time, I > >>assumed they were the same version. > >> > >>At any rate, after I burned my disks, the first problem I noticed was > >>that > >>for some reason, my disk 1 wasn't bootable. I then burned the boot.iso > >>image from that disk, which booted fine. I thought I was off and > >>running, > >>the install asked me all of its questions and began chugging along on > >>disk > >>1. However, it then asked for disk 2. I put in what should have been > >>disk > >>2 and was told "wrong cd-rom". > >> > >>So, now what? I don't know if the isos on John's site are a different > >>version, or if one of the disk 2 isos is really not disk 2, or if I got a > >>bad download of something... grumble! > >> > >>Is there a way to identify the disks and/or versions by looking at the > >>directories? > >> > >> > >> > >>Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated. > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Speakup mailing list > >>Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > >-- > > > >Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > >Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > > >Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > >janina@freestandards.org http://a11y.org > > > >If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem.