can't load zipspeak

can't load zipspeak

[Ameer Armaly]

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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?

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Re: can't load zipspeak

[Saqib Shaikh]

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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 ----- 
  From: Ameer Armaly 
  To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 
  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?

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Re: can't load zipspeak

[Igor Gueths]

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Hi. Slakware is a distribution. The distribution you are trying to use is zipspeak. I don't know much about zipspeak, but someone else might. You have to type something like linux speakup_synth=<synth>, where synth is your synthesizer. For example, if you have dectalk express, you type dectlk for the synthesizer. If you have doubletalk, you would type dtlk instead of dectlk. Hope this helps. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ameer Armaly 
  To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 
  Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 11:30 AM
  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?

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Re: can't load zipspeak

[Ameer Armaly]

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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?  
Thanks
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Saqib Shaikh 
  To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 
  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 ----- 
    From: Ameer Armaly 
    To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 
    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?

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Re: can't load zipspeak

[Igor Gueths]

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Hi. First, xp and linux can't coexist on the same machine. They just create problems. You're better off getting something like win98 to coexist with linux. This is because it uses phat32, and things like the debian installation support phat32 for mounting hd filesystems when installing rescue.bin and the bass system packages. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ameer Armaly 
  To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 
  Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 6:10 PM
  Subject: Re: can't load zipspeak


  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?  
  Thanks
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Saqib Shaikh 
    To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 
    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 ----- 
      From: Ameer Armaly 
      To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 
      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?

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Re: can't load zipspeak

[Kirk Wood]

On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Igor Gueths wrote:
> Hi. First, xp and linux can't coexist on the same machine. They just
> create problems. ....

This is just plain wrong. xp and linux can coexist just fine. Don't listen
to this advice.

I don't have xp, but this is where you would go for windows 2000 and it
should be somewhat like this. Go to the Control Panel. Then go to
Administrative Tools. Then you want to open Computer Management. In the
left pane you will find something for Disk Management. I doubt it will
allow for non-destructive resizing.

Now before going too far, if you have a zip drive and floppy you can set
this up without needing to create a dos partition on your hard
drive. Format a zip disk with fat. Then put the files onto that disk. You
will also bootable floppy with the dos level drivers.

Another option is to add an inexpensive disk and make set it up with a fat
partition.

=======
Kirk Wood
Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net

Nowlan's Theory:
        He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from
        the next freeway exit.

Re: can't load zipspeak

[Igor Gueths]

Hi Kurk.

    The only thing I meant was that if you were installing Debian, Debian does not contain a modulefor natively supporting NTFS, which I believe is the default filesystem for xp. However, if you found a way, like you said, creating he phat partitions with a dos-level disk and/or zip disk, then there should be no problems. 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Kirk Wood <cpt.kirk@1tree.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: can't load zipspeak


> On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Igor Gueths wrote:
> > Hi. First, xp and linux can't coexist on the same machine. They just
> > create problems. ....
> 
> This is just plain wrong. xp and linux can coexist just fine. Don't listen
> to this advice.
> 
> I don't have xp, but this is where you would go for windows 2000 and it
> should be somewhat like this. Go to the Control Panel. Then go to
> Administrative Tools. Then you want to open Computer Management. In the
> left pane you will find something for Disk Management. I doubt it will
> allow for non-destructive resizing.
> 
> Now before going too far, if you have a zip drive and floppy you can set
> this up without needing to create a dos partition on your hard
> drive. Format a zip disk with fat. Then put the files onto that disk. You
> will also bootable floppy with the dos level drivers.
> 
> Another option is to add an inexpensive disk and make set it up with a fat
> partition.
> 
> =======
> Kirk Wood
> Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net
> 
> Nowlan's Theory:
>         He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from
>         the next freeway exit.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: can't load zipspeak

[Amanda Lee]

Yeah but can't you partition off a piece of the HD for Linux such that it
has it's own format?   I was going to do this with my new Notebook and now
you tell me! along with no lousy serial port!  Guess I'll have to tear down
the whole lousy mess and put Win98/SE on there and I didn't want to do that.
sigh ...

Amanda Lee

----- Original Message -----
From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths@yahoo.com>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: can't load zipspeak


Hi. First, xp and linux can't coexist on the same machine. They just create
problems. You're better off getting something like win98 to coexist with
linux. This is because it uses phat32, and things like the debian
installation support phat32 for mounting hd filesystems when installing
rescue.bin and the bass system packages.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Ameer Armaly
  To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
  Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 6:10 PM
  Subject: Re: can't load zipspeak


  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?
  Thanks
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Saqib Shaikh
    To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
    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 -----
      From: Ameer Armaly
      To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
      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?

Re: can't load zipspeak

[Alex Snow]

You can get partition magic to partition your drive.  There is an option to
create a fat or fat32 partition.  Email me and I'll tell whare to get it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amanda Lee" <amanda@shellworld.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: can't load zipspeak


> Yeah but can't you partition off a piece of the HD for Linux such that it
> has it's own format?   I was going to do this with my new Notebook and now
> you tell me! along with no lousy serial port!  Guess I'll have to tear
down
> the whole lousy mess and put Win98/SE on there and I didn't want to do
that.
> sigh ...
>
> Amanda Lee
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths@yahoo.com>
> To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 7:01 PM
> Subject: Re: can't load zipspeak
>
>
> Hi. First, xp and linux can't coexist on the same machine. They just
create
> problems. You're better off getting something like win98 to coexist with
> linux. This is because it uses phat32, and things like the debian
> installation support phat32 for mounting hd filesystems when installing
> rescue.bin and the bass system packages.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Ameer Armaly
>   To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>   Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 6:10 PM
>   Subject: Re: can't load zipspeak
>
>
>   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?
>   Thanks
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Saqib Shaikh
>     To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>     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 -----
>       From: Ameer Armaly
>       To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>       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?
>
>
>
>
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