From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from blindtechs.net ([68.14.253.25]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Ey3WA-0003pG-00 for ; Sun, 15 Jan 2006 03:45:42 -0500 Received: from [192.168.2.2] (unknown [192.168.2.1]) by blindtechs.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA53B7EABF for ; Sun, 15 Jan 2006 01:45:11 -0700 (MST) In-Reply-To: <00c601c61973$6e55ad80$6501a8c0@grandmasfury> References: <002a01c6192d$78ce5a50$6501a8c0@grandmasfury><20060114195427.GA29680@localhost.localdomain><000a01c6194c$fd0ca0f0$6501a8c0@grandmasfury><20060114223455.GB7056@taylor.homelinux.net><005901c6195a$cfeaa410$6501a8c0@grandmasfury> <221DC448-AC78-4002-8B66-62E135A3DDCB@blindtechs.net> <00c601c61973$6e55ad80$6501a8c0@grandmasfury> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) X-Priority: 3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <3FDAB8BD-9294-4F71-A08B-58A49A70D3D0@blindtechs.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net" Subject: Re: help with install of debian and speakup!? Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 01:45:10 -0700 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 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: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:45:42 -0000 why aren't you booting up wiith a linux boot flopy if you are trying to install linux off a cd. doesn't that make more sense then a dos boot cd? On Jan 14, 2006, at 6:31 PM, Tyler Littlefield wrote: > When i use the cd, it gives me the error, the only way I get anything > besides the invalid system disk is if I have the 98 boot disk in > there, and > it gives me a dos prompt. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 5:43 PM > Subject: Re: help with install of debian and speakup!? > > >> Ty! >> do you have a debian boot cd or boot floppy in the system when you >> start it? >> On Jan 14, 2006, at 3:35 PM, Tyler Littlefield wrote: >> >>> thats what I set it to, and I still get this invalid system disk >>> thing... >>> its like it wants windows 98 back. lol >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Lorenzo Taylor" >>> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >>> >>> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 3:34 PM >>> Subject: Re: help with install of debian and speakup!? >>> >>> >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>> Hash: SHA1 >>>> >>>> Somewhere in your BIOS settings there should be a boot order menu >>>> or else >>>> entries for first boot device, second boot device, etc. Be sure >>>> your >>>> floppy and >>>> CD drives, in whatever order you like, boot before your hard >>>> drive. If >>>> there is >>>> no OS on your hard drive and your floppy and/or CD drive doesn't >>>> attemp to >>>> boot >>>> first, you will get error messages and it will be impossible to >>>> install >>>> the OS >>>> of your choice. Some BIOS's allow booting from another device if >>>> the hard >>>> drive >>>> fails, but I can't guarantee that they all do. Your best bet is >>>> to have >>>> both >>>> your floppy and CD drives boot before the hard drive. >>>> >>>> HTH, >>>> Lorenzo >>>> - -- >>>> Be careful of reading health books, you might die of a misprint. >>>> -- Mark Twain >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) >>>> >>>> iD8DBQFDyXyOG9IpekrhBfIRAvcoAJ9h7j9pxDG4qOjNdT8AQsXi1HnrOQCfcbG+ >>>> LQzWFehrjlEBYFFcetTf35s= >>>> =eZKs >>>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Speakup mailing list >>>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup