From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from oe48.pav2.hotmail.com ([64.4.36.20] helo=hotmail.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 16brVe-0001rd-00 for ; Fri, 15 Feb 2002 18:11:18 -0500 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:10:51 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [24.158.79.84] From: "Ameer Armaly" To: References: <001b01c1b64c$99609d20$7f7ef59b@essex.ac.uk> Subject: Re: can't load zipspeak Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 18:10:47 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C1B64C.178E5C60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Feb 2002 23:10:51.0352 (UTC) FILETIME=[02DD0580:01C1B676] 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: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C1B64C.178E5C60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think I know why. I use XP, and have ntfs for my file system. How = would I go about creating a dos partition if I don't have fdisk? Is = there another program to do so? =20 Thanks ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Saqib Shaikh=20 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca=20 Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 1:14 PM Subject: Re: can't load zipspeak I'm not sure about your problem without more info, but yes, Zipspeak = has been updated to Speakup 1.0 and Slackware 8.0. It's been on the = Speakup site for a few months now. Saqib ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ameer Armaly=20 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca=20 Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 4:30 PM Subject: can't load zipspeak Hi list. My name is Ameer Armaly, and I'm a newbe to linux. I've = never successfully loaded linux before, for reasons forgotten. Anyway, = I tried it again, but now I have windows xp which doesn't support real = mode dos, so a boot floppy was needed. I wrote a bood disk wit windows = rawwrite. It booted with "boot:", after which I hit enter without = typing anything. It sat for about five minutes, saying "mounting = root...". Does anybody know a way to help? Also, is zipspeak updated = to the latest speakup and slackware? ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C1B64C.178E5C60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I think I know why.  I use XP, and = have ntfs=20 for my file system.   How would I go about creating a dos = partition if=20 I don't have fdisk?  Is there another program to do so?  =
Thanks
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From:=20 Saqib = Shaikh=20
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 = 1:14=20 PM
Subject: Re: can't load = zipspeak

I'm not sure about your problem = without more=20 info, but yes, Zipspeak has been updated to Speakup 1.0 and Slackware=20 8.0.  It's been on the Speakup site for a few months = now.
 
Saqib
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ameer Armaly
Sent: Friday, February 15, = 2002 4:30=20 PM
Subject: can't load = zipspeak

Hi list.  My  name is = Ameer Armaly,=20 and I'm a newbe to linux.  I've never successfully loaded linux = before,=20 for reasons forgotten.  Anyway, I tried it again, but now I = have=20 windows xp which doesn't support real mode dos, so  a boot = floppy was=20 needed.  I wrote a bood disk wit windows rawwrite.  It = booted with=20 "boot:", after which I hit enter without typing anything.  It = sat for=20 about five minutes, saying "mounting root...".  Does anybody = know a way=20 to help?  Also, is zipspeak updated to the latest speakup and=20 slackware?
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