From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp2.mhcable.com (smtp2.mhcable.com [24.105.198.45]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 359B7C1A3FA for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 05:04:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from vams.mhcable.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bypass.mhcable.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 7E0A1E7200 for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 05:03:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rx.ftml.net (24-105-237-29.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.237.29]) by outgoing1.mhcable.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55045E7200 for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 05:03:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by rx.ftml.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id F298B77188; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 05:03:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 05:03:47 -0400 From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: trouble installing linux Message-ID: <20100409090347.GA3606@rx.localhost> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <1E43CA3EA18E483590044437E676956A@tess> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1E43CA3EA18E483590044437E676956A@tess> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 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: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:04:12 -0000 As I recall, the boot option should be swspeak, not swspeakup. On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 03:41:39PM +1200, Arthur Pirika wrote: > hi, I have a strange problem, and wondering if anyone here has any > ideas. I want to play with linux, but would like to try it in a vm > under windows, to try things out. I have two distros here, arch, and > grml. I'm using windows xp pro sp3, and vmWare player 3.01. > > Arch loads perfectly fine, speakup comes up, but lately, arch is > seeming to have trouble retrieving packages. Protocol and/or timeout > errors are the norm here. Even selecting different mirrors doesn't > help. > Grml just refuses to speak, but it does seem to load. as far as i > know, I'm giving the boot loader grml swspeakup as it's options. > Maybe i need to try a different vm? > btw, this is grml 2009.10. > > tia, > Arthur. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- The Moon is Waning Crescent (23% of Full) My web site: www.hallenbeck.ftml.net Audio editor weblog: edway.wordpress.com -------- Yesterday is a memory, Tomorrow is a vision, Today is a bitch!