* Just installed Debian
@ Andrew Hodgson
` Alex Snow
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From: Andrew Hodgson @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Hi,
Just installed Debian and am trying to use apt-get. I want to configure
it to use my CDs, but I need to mount the disk first. The command I
used many years ago was mount /dev/hd? /dev/cdrom - however this is not
working. My CD (I think judging by messages) is getting assigned to
/dev/hdc. What is the best way to mount it? Also, is there a decent
front-end which allows me to see packages and search accordingly? I
only have the base system on now, and wondered if there was a way of
installing more common text apps like Mutt, Lynx etc?
I used the Debian CD on the Speakup site - the Sarge I386 ISO.
Thanks.
Andrew.
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Just installed Debian Andrew Hodgson
@ ` Alex Snow
` jim grimsby
` (2 subsequent siblings)
3 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Alex Snow @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
mount /dev/hdc /mnt should do the trick.
On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 10:05:59PM +0100, Andrew Hodgson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just installed Debian and am trying to use apt-get. I want to configure
> it to use my CDs, but I need to mount the disk first. The command I
> used many years ago was mount /dev/hd? /dev/cdrom - however this is not
> working. My CD (I think judging by messages) is getting assigned to
> /dev/hdc. What is the best way to mount it? Also, is there a decent
> front-end which allows me to see packages and search accordingly? I
> only have the base system on now, and wondered if there was a way of
> installing more common text apps like Mutt, Lynx etc?
>
> I used the Debian CD on the Speakup site - the Sarge I386 ISO.
>
> Thanks.
> Andrew.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
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Just installed Debian Andrew Hodgson
` Alex Snow
@ ` jim grimsby
` Sean McMahon
` Kenny Hitt
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From: jim grimsby @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'
Hi, mount cdrom works here.
Then change directory to cdrom
Note if all you have is the speakup install cd you will need to use the
internet to install the rest.
Hth
-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca
[mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 2:06 PM
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: Just installed Debian
Hi,
Just installed Debian and am trying to use apt-get. I want to configure
it to use my CDs, but I need to mount the disk first. The command I
used many years ago was mount /dev/hd? /dev/cdrom - however this is not
working. My CD (I think judging by messages) is getting assigned to
/dev/hdc. What is the best way to mount it? Also, is there a decent
front-end which allows me to see packages and search accordingly? I
only have the base system on now, and wondered if there was a way of
installing more common text apps like Mutt, Lynx etc?
I used the Debian CD on the Speakup site - the Sarge I386 ISO.
Thanks.
Andrew.
_______________________________________________
Speakup mailing list
Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
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* Re: Just installed Debian
Just installed Debian Andrew Hodgson
` Alex Snow
` jim grimsby
@ ` Sean McMahon
` Kenny Hitt
3 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Sean McMahon @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
apt-setup will allow you to configure a cd-rom. Have a look at the apt howto
and aptitude is a good front-end for apt if you don't exactly know the name of a
package and would like to see the types of packages available to you.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@hodgsonfamily.org>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 2:05 PM
Subject: Just installed Debian
Hi,
Just installed Debian and am trying to use apt-get. I want to configure
it to use my CDs, but I need to mount the disk first. The command I
used many years ago was mount /dev/hd? /dev/cdrom - however this is not
working. My CD (I think judging by messages) is getting assigned to
/dev/hdc. What is the best way to mount it? Also, is there a decent
front-end which allows me to see packages and search accordingly? I
only have the base system on now, and wondered if there was a way of
installing more common text apps like Mutt, Lynx etc?
I used the Debian CD on the Speakup site - the Sarge I386 ISO.
Thanks.
Andrew.
_______________________________________________
Speakup mailing list
Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
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* Re: Just installed Debian
Just installed Debian Andrew Hodgson
` (2 preceding siblings ...)
` Sean McMahon
@ ` Kenny Hitt
3 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Kenny Hitt @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Hi.
If this is a Sarge install, then use
mount /dev/hdc /media/cdrom
BTW, You will need to update your Debian from the net eventually since
the CD isn't likely to contain the latest packages.
Hope this helps.
Kenny
On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 10:05:59PM +0100, Andrew Hodgson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just installed Debian and am trying to use apt-get. I want to configure
> it to use my CDs, but I need to mount the disk first. The command I
> used many years ago was mount /dev/hd? /dev/cdrom - however this is not
> working. My CD (I think judging by messages) is getting assigned to
> /dev/hdc. What is the best way to mount it? Also, is there a decent
> front-end which allows me to see packages and search accordingly? I
> only have the base system on now, and wondered if there was a way of
> installing more common text apps like Mutt, Lynx etc?
>
> I used the Debian CD on the Speakup site - the Sarge I386 ISO.
>
> Thanks.
> Andrew.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
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* RE: Just installed Debian
@ Andrew Hodgson
` Kenny Hitt
` Sean McMahon
0 siblings, 2 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Andrew Hodgson @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
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Hi all,
Ok, I have the Speakup install CD as well as some Debian install CDs dated Mar 05. What I wanted to do is to use the Speakup install disk and then use the Debian install disks to get the majority of packages, and update when I have got things a little better? I have a very slow net connection and thus updating the packages via the net is not feasible until June when I get a faster connection.
Also, if I get a Sarge DVD and do a install with the 2.6 OS, is it easy to then integrate Speakup into that or should I just stick with the 2.4 OS on the Debian Speakup CD?
Thanks.
Andrew.
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* Re: Just installed Debian
Andrew Hodgson
@ ` Kenny Hitt
` jim grimsby
` Sean McMahon
1 sibling, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Kenny Hitt @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Hi.
To use speakup in Debian with a 2.6 kernel, you will need to build the
kernel yourself. There aren't any official Debian 2.6 kernel packages
with speakup.
I usually install with the 2.4 speakup kernel and build my 2.6
kernel as soon as the install finishes.
Hope this helps.
Kenny
On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 08:33:04AM +0100, Andrew Hodgson wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Ok, I have the Speakup install CD as well as some Debian install CDs dated Mar 05. What I wanted to do is to use the Speakup install disk and then use the Debian install disks to get the majority of packages, and update when I have got things a little better? I have a very slow net connection and thus updating the packages via the net is not feasible until June when I get a faster connection.
>
> Also, if I get a Sarge DVD and do a install with the 2.6 OS, is it easy to then integrate Speakup into that or should I just stick with the 2.4 OS on the Debian Speakup CD?
>
> Thanks.
> Andrew.
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` Kenny Hitt
@ ` jim grimsby
` Kenny Hitt
0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: jim grimsby @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'
To use speakup in Debian with a 2.6 kernel, you will need to build the
kernel yourself. There aren't any official Debian 2.6 kernel packages
with speakup.
Well do you have a unofficial one?
If so it would be helpful just to be able to get it from the speakup
sight and run dpkg -I package name to install. Thus allowing for keeping
track of it in aptitude having it setup the grup loader having it ask
witch should be the default synth not having every user have to build
the kernel from scratch. The next remark is going to be if I like this
idea so much then why the hell don't I do it? The answer is I am still
learning and getting comfortable with linux after 13 years in windows so
if no one else does it I will afenchualy do it one day when I get
comfortable doing it.
It just seemed to me that we have enough debian users out there to be
worth whiled. We have rpm kernels so why not deb packages as well.
Hth
I us
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` jim grimsby
@ ` Kenny Hitt
0 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Kenny Hitt @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: speakup
Hi.
On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 07:50:16AM -0700, jim grimsby wrote:
>
> Well do you have a unofficial one?
No. My package is built specific for my hardware.
I started with the config for a 2.6 Debian K7 kernel and started
deleting and changing. I only use a Debian kernel for the initial
install and optimize it as soon as I can.
My speakup is all modules so I can boot without speakup and only
run it when I want. Since I don't own all synths, I only build support
for the one's I do have. I delete support for intel hardware since I
use AMD. You get the idea.
> If so it would be helpful just to be able to get it from the speakup
> sight and run dpkg -I package name to install. Thus allowing for keeping
> track of it in aptitude having it setup the grup loader having it ask
> witch should be the default synth not having every user have to build
> the kernel from scratch. The next remark is going to be if I like this
> idea so much then why the hell don't I do it? The answer is I am still
> learning and getting comfortable with linux after 13 years in windows so
> if no one else does it I will afenchualy do it one day when I get
> comfortable doing it.
Cool, go for it. Let us know when you have it built.
BTW, you don't have to specify the synth except the first
time you boot the install, so I don't understand what you mean above.
> It just seemed to me that we have enough debian users out there to be
> worth whiled. We have rpm kernels so why not deb packages as well.
I can't speak for others, but the Fedora people seem more interested in
making a newby friendly distro. Personally, I believe forcing a newby
to learn some basics is a good idea. If you just want to use the system
without learning, then pay me to maintain it for you and we will both
win.
Kenny
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* Re: Just installed Debian
Andrew Hodgson
` Kenny Hitt
@ ` Sean McMahon
1 sibling, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Sean McMahon @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
That depends on how you want to install things. If you want speech during
installation, you need to use the speakup netinst iso. If you want to install
the debian system then later install speakup, you can do that as well. The
speakup kernel is available as a kernel image deb. The installer on the speakup
netinst iso will allow you to specify how to install packages as do other debian
iso installer images.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@hodgsonfamily.org>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 12:33 AM
Subject: RE: Just installed Debian
Hi all,
Ok, I have the Speakup install CD as well as some Debian install CDs dated Mar
05. What I wanted to do is to use the Speakup install disk and then use the
Debian install disks to get the majority of packages, and update when I have got
things a little better? I have a very slow net connection and thus updating the
packages via the net is not feasible until June when I get a faster connection.
Also, if I get a Sarge DVD and do a install with the 2.6 OS, is it easy to then
integrate Speakup into that or should I just stick with the 2.4 OS on the Debian
Speakup CD?
Thanks.
Andrew.
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