From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com (out2.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.26]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id E76CC10A55 for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:52:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.internal [10.202.2.41]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DBC72F6ADD for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:52:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:52:17 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: 075RIpxB3PLX8womoDuVpHiPU1qSpATvlhsWDaInlvfL 1237492336 Received: from cq.ftml.net (24-105-233-162.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.233.162]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id ECCAF22A3A for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:52:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from chuckh by cq.ftml.net with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LkOHn-0006UN-85 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:52:15 -0400 Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:52:15 -0400 From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: booting from CD, shortcuts anyone? Message-ID: <20090319195215.GA24071@cq.ftml.net> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20090319190321.GA21829@cq.ftml.net> <20090319193542.GA23210@localhost.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090319193542.GA23210@localhost.localdomain> 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 19:52:21 -0000 Greg, The sbm package is available in Debian, but I gather it needs to be installed on the laptop's HD to use it. I must be missing something here. I'm not understanding how it can help me, since to put it on the laptop's HD, I'd need to have Linux running on it already, in which case I wouldn't need it. But thanks for the info about the machine. Chuck On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 12:35:43PM -0700, Gregory Nowak wrote: > -----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----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- 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.