From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from linserver.romuald.net.eu.org (linserver.romuald.net.eu.org [63.228.150.209]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65E9410A55 for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:35:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 23383 invoked by uid 1000); 19 Mar 2009 12:35:43 -0700 Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:35:43 -0700 From: Gregory Nowak To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: booting from CD, shortcuts anyone? Message-ID: <20090319193542.GA23210@localhost.localdomain> References: <20090319190321.GA21829@cq.ftml.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090319190321.GA21829@cq.ftml.net> X-PGP-Key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:35:44 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Check out sbm, smart boot manager, it should do what you want, assuming you can hook up a usb floppy drive to the machine, and boot from it. I don't see mention of a home page in the package description, but apt-get install sbm should drag it in for you on a debian system. It does say in the package description that it can boot from multiple kinds of media, so maybe you can use a thumb drive, I've only tried it from a floppy though. As for the laptop you're describing, I'd guess it's probably the smalltalk ultra, and they come with xp home installed as far as I know. Hth. Greg On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 03:03:21PM -0400, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > Hi, > > I'm hoping somebody might know some real cool tricks for booting a > laptop from a CD when the BIOS is not set properly. > > I have a screenless laptop from GW-Micro with Windows installed on it, > and want to replace the OS with Linux. It's not convenient to get > sighted help here to reset the BIOS to allow the CD to take access over > the HD, and I bet I am not the first blind guy to have to face this > problem. I don't know the Windows version, and don't know which keys > might interrupt the boot sequence. Any magic tricks someone might share > would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise I guess I'll just have to wait > for the cavalry. > > Thanks, > Chuck > > -- > The Moon is Waning Crescent (40% of Full) > > My web site: www.hallenbeck.ftml.net > See also: www.wedit2.ml1.net > -------- > Please help keep the world clean: others may wish to use it. > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > - -- web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) - -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAknCno4ACgkQ7s9z/XlyUyABrgCgyGqm+DfOBwlgcaHjg2xwPOfD nNkAnjhQ+9jQQuWAMaP29M5U+2iVUctP =vCkA -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----