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 1ExvzE-0007NC-00 for ; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:43:12 -0500 Received: from [192.168.2.2] (unknown [192.168.2.1]) by blindtechs.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AB7D7E7D9 for ; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:42:41 -0700 (MST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) In-Reply-To: <20060114223410.GA31780@localhost.localdomain> References: <002a01c6192d$78ce5a50$6501a8c0@grandmasfury> <20060114195427.GA29680@localhost.localdomain> <000a01c6194c$fd0ca0f0$6501a8c0@grandmasfury> <20060114223410.GA31780@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <9F029480-306F-43B5-8D07-A1B62163A6F3@blindtechs.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net" Subject: Re: help with install of debian and speakup!? Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:42:40 -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 00:43:12 -0000 thats' odde, because I had to use the floppy boot option on my p66 box and they worked for me on the unstable /test/beta version of sarge On Jan 14, 2006, at 3:34 PM, Gregory Nowak wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Ok, I don't understand why you're resetting the bios. Going that route > just complicates things because you're now going from hardware that > you knew worked properly, to hardware which may or may not be working > properly now due to perhaps misconfigured cmos settings. I'll say this > again, go read debian's install docs. They're very well written, > almost to the point of repeatedly beleaguering every point from the > perspective of > someone like myself, who has an idea of what he/she is doing. > > As for if your machine can boot from cd-rom, there should be a boot > from cd option in your cmos setup. If not, you might be able to use > smart boot manager, for which I don't remember the url right now, to > boot from cd using a floppy disk. There are debian boot floppies, but > some recent posts to this list suggested that they're not > speakup-enabled. > > Again, I can't say this enough, go read the docs. > > Greg > > > On Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 01:56:22PM -0700, Tyler Littlefield wrote: >> OK, I reset the bios with the jumper, and restored defaults, every >> time I >> restart, I got rid of that invalid disk error, but now I see >> invalid system >> disk. Is there a floppy disk or something that will give me a >> linux-bootable >> partition? >> Also, how do I know if this computer will boot from cds? is there >> a way to >> get a floppy to start the install? I think there is still some dos >> installed >> on there. >> Thanks, > > - -- > 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 v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFDyXxi7s9z/XlyUyARAuaxAJ9KmpUQfLAorTGJfMEQ8gMcEn2fZwCgkdC1 > XLLkVwt7ZrFpMjMlou8najU= > =3rzm > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup