From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from clmboh1-smtp4.columbus.rr.com ([65.24.0.114]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 16tIHn-0005LF-00 for ; Thu, 04 Apr 2002 20:13:03 -0500 Received: from Default (dhcp024-208-235-163.twmi.rr.com [24.208.235.163]) by clmboh1-smtp4.columbus.rr.com (8.11.2/8.11.2) with SMTP id g351D5h09149 for ; Thu, 4 Apr 2002 20:13:05 -0500 (EST) From: "Jared" To: Subject: RE: which distro of linux do I use? Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 20:09:51 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: What happens when you don't go to an a prompt. That is the flopy drive on your computer isn't it? -----Original Message----- From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Ameer Armaly Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 4:04 PM To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: which distro of linux do I use? I boot into an A prompt, but when I type "c:", it won't find it. It does however work on a lap top I'm trying to setup for my dad. How else would I shrink my partition? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Saqib Shaikh" To: Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 1:40 AM Subject: Re: which distro of linux do I use? > I would still say that Zipspeak would be the most convenient method of > installing on a shared computer. Could you possibly give more details on > what you mean by "it won't detect my c drive"? > > Do you mean that you can't boot into dos? > > REgards, Saqib > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ameer Armaly" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 7:18 PM > Subject: which distro of linux do I use? > > > Hi Guys. Well, I've gotten tired of waiting for the chance for a new pc > and decided to put linux on the family computer. I of course plan to > make lilo come up with a boot prompt so I can boot windows. I just want > to try linux, but I can't get into dos and run zipspeak because it won't > ditect my C drive when I try changing dirs to it I think debian, > because it can install over ftp, but slackware has an easier install. > Which one do you think would be good for a newbee? > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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