From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-ob0-f170.google.com (mail-ob0-f170.google.com [209.85.214.170]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A0B6C1A0F4 for ; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:47:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by obbeh20 with SMTP id eh20so684815obb.29 for ; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:47:36 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:reply-to:from:to:references:subject:date:organization :mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:x-priority :x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:x-mimeole:x-gm-message-state; bh=5IvateXacv8FVZ17JhO1tMqWWMpUpHArWv7sTVirAIw=; b=fDt7CkZTIZ0aRvK3sZfV10QUGlzdRAVPpO5k6zz0CkuCvCxczi0o2rko2ORdPoB3iG u82V1FRhZUVBIDjLMV+KfJSl8M+8APGD7BugRzeIYLHAMtIjoDNsHVp4EVyxXWQMKKM/ w8MipdSuaYaCYE5ehZDA541XZLghGTeUph8CwwkRXHBvlqw4J/tvUrHMhGs4ETxKgSsq ygR51EqIx5bCbZs0ktiyk/wya1uXxgufYb3gdTKW4Bp1Bz8u5ZjbS3vl6BiaA4mPmVF7 mmQvPrR1baIjw9Bssh6OMAKtOv3nq7/EyTOFDZ+SbqIx7dCI3FMm72Pjv18mIYSJAkdi GxPQ== Received: by 10.182.53.106 with SMTP id a10mr19007313obp.43.1334108856182; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:47:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from your2c061f0461 (184-155-13-35.cpe.cableone.net. [184.155.13.35]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d9sm1340601obq.0.2012.04.10.18.47.34 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:47:35 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: From: Glenn To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <201204091339.q39DdhCa023878@x.it.okstate.edu><691452C09AD148AE81656642FD0D5097@your2c061f0461><20120409195832.GA24824@romuald.net.eu.org><4F839FA4.7060306@gotss.net> Subject: Re: mixing media, was talking debian install. Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:48:42 -0500 Organization: home MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmva8SvHPb9pWZoLFUAGzpt8vqh3ur5FvEzmbtzX4Wem0S9akZUK+EDOaedboLwmRoB4f93 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: Glenn , "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: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:47:38 -0000 I have never run into this as the boot setup by default. Often the CD drive is third, and I change that to second, but I don't know why a manufacturer would ship a computer with the floppy drive not the first boot device, unless a customer asks for that configuration. Glenn On Tue, 10 Apr 2012, Kerry Hoath wrote: > > And no garantee floppy always trumps hard drive, some bioses do hard drive > first. > > On 10/04/2012 3:58 AM, Gregory Nowak wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 10:30:30AM -0500, Glenn wrote: >> > Well, I think the floppy is always there in front of the HD, so a >> > bootloader >> > on a floppy should fix that problem. >> >> Assuming the system in question has a floppy drive installed. >> >> Greg >> >> >> - -- >> 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 v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iEYEARECAAYFAk+DP2gACgkQ7s9z/XlyUyDM7wCgpx9iC0lFtH0S3S5LdULFaJnP >> SR4AoKdRTuVwNyoEPqIekFM0VkuQMLqG >> =TOhq >> -----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