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 1E5Q2K-0003gN-00 for ; Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:41:04 -0400 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (concerto [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7HFf4V2001086 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:41:04 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id j7HFf4Lp001085 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:41:04 -0400 Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:41:04 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20050817154104.GW18507@rednote.net> References: <20050817140131.GB18511@rednote.net> <000d01c5a338$dc612fe0$1d02a8c0@ACERCNORMAN> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000d01c5a338$dc612fe0$1d02a8c0@ACERCNORMAN> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: Linux concerto.rednote.net 2.6.12-1.1398_FC4smp Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html Subject: Re: Can't boot fedora 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: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:41:04 -0000 OK. Let's go back to what "nothing hapens" means. Does the Boot> prompt come up? If yes, what do you do then, and what is the result? Chris Norman writes: > Hi mate, when I put the first disk in and boot the PC (I've done warm and > otherwise), nothing happens. > > The how-to I'm using is V5.0, 1 January 2005. Has it been updated since > then? It's FC3 I'm installing. > > The line about the first CD not booting says: > > you can just create a CD ROM of the i386-disc1.iso image because this first > CD ROM image also creates a bootable CD ROM--though it currently doesn't > boot for all users. > > Has this been changed? > > Cheers, > > Chris Norman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:01 PM > Subject: Re: Can't boot fedora > > > >What happens when you boot the first disk? > > > >PS: I recall no statement as you assert. > > > >If you are questioning something in the howto, please quote it > >precisely, and please provide the version number of the HOWTO you're > >quoting from. You are using the current HOWTO, aren't you? > > > >The HOWTO has been carefully updated for each release over the years. > >Circumstances change, and the HOWTO has attempted to track those things. > >I cannot respond to your statement by going fishing for something that > >looks like what you might be referring to. > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: 15/08/2005 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org http://a11y.org