From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma06.mx.aol.com (imr-ma06.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.142]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F0A5C1A2E0 for ; Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:55:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mtaout-da04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-da04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.132]) by imr-ma06.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o3ALtCXF026531 for ; Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:55:12 -0400 Received: from Mikelaptop (host81-136-195-58.in-addr.btopenworld.com [81.136.195.58]) by mtaout-da04.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPA id 56C07E0000A1 for ; Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:55:12 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: From: "Michael Whapples" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <1E43CA3EA18E483590044437E676956A@tess> <20100409154853.GA24695@gnuked.clearwire.net> Subject: Re: trouble installing linux Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:55:11 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-EsetScannerBuild: 6909 x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:460548608:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33844bc0f3c02645 X-AOL-IP: 81.136.195.58 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: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:55:34 -0000 One thing which changed in recent versions of GRML which caught me out for a little was that the boot loader changed, now you need to press escape before typing your boot line. Michael whapples ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gaijin" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 4:48 PM Subject: Re: trouble installing linux > On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 03:41:39PM +1200, Arthur Pirika wrote: >> Grml just refuses to speak, but it does seem to load. as far as i >> know, > > Try an earlier verson of GRML. I had a similar problem booting > the sucker on a Dell Lattitude D630 with all Intel hardware. Older > versions of GRML would come up speaking, but newer versions wouldn't. > Whatever they changed in the setup messed something up. You could > always go with Debian. I've never had it stop speaking since first > installing with Shane's Etch installation CD. Debian came up talking > from the start and hasn't stopped talking yet. > > Michael > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5016 (20100410) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com