From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.192.82]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HQrCY-0004Aw-00 for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:33:02 -0400 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (c-68-35-178-113.hsd1.nm.comcast.net[68.35.178.113]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with ESMTP id <20070312203226m1200inskue>; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:32:26 +0000 Message-ID: <45F5B8DD.20308@comcast.net> Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:32:29 -0600 From: Beth Hatch User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Fedora 6 and Speakup on New Thinkpad References: <45F0393E.2000703@comcast.net> <20070309175218.GN4176@rednote.net> In-Reply-To: <20070309175218.GN4176@rednote.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:33:02 -0000 Hello to everyone, Thank you Janina, Steve, Rick, and others who responded to my questions about the Thinkpad. I've been playing with the new computer and so I'm a bit behind in my email. Tomorrow I'm going to try to install using two Linux machines as Janina and others have suggested while I'm at school. I have a Linux desktop there that I use, and that way I can get someone to read a screen or two for me to make sure I don't blow up anything. I've installed Fedora several times on my home desktop machine just fine, but this will be the first time I've tried a dual boot system. I'll be trying the VMware solution too as suggested by Steve because it sounds cool and because it might help to know these things while I am seeking employment. Thank you all once again for your suggestions and support, I'll let you know if/when I make any progress. Thanks again!! Beth Janina Sajka wrote: > Hi, Beth: > > I don't know about the docking station serial port, but if it registers > as /dev/ttyS0, or some such, you should be OK. Of course, you may not > know about this until after you've installed Linux on your Thinkpad. > > I would suggest you can accessibly install FC6 using speech on a second > computer, probably your desktop. You need to have both machines > connected over tcp/ip networking, and then you can use telnet from the > desktop to the Thinkpad to install > FC6 on the Thinkpad. > > > Janina > > PS: Congrats on getting the 60. I'm still using an X31, but I'm a great > fan of Thinkpads myself. > > > Beth Hatch writes: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I would like to set up a dual boot using Fedora 6 on my brand new >> Thinkpad T60P laptop. I already have a Linux desktop computer using the >> Speakup modified Fedora 6, Gnome and Orca, etc. Unfortunately, my >> Thinkpad doesn't have an onboard serial port built into the system. I >> am wondering if Speakup would recognize my Dectalk Express hooked up to >> either the docking station, which does have a serial port, or the >> serial/parallel port bay adapter that I also purchased for this >> computer. The adapter fits into the ultrabay, you remove the DVD drive >> and put the adapter into the bay instead. I could probably install >> Linux in graphical mode only using Gnome and Orca, but I would like to >> have Speakup for use in text mode work and for the flexibility that >> having Speakup access would provide for me. Having Speakup available >> would of course allow me to install Linux independently, also a very >> important factor for me!! I know I can use Speakup with software >> synthesizers and speech dispatcher, but I need to get it installed >> first. >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >