From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 92.89.35.65.cfl.rr.com ([65.35.89.92] helo=rmnet) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19Dw2X-0007If-00 for ; Thu, 08 May 2003 20:47:09 -0400 Received: by rmnet (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E59AC68CC; Thu, 8 May 2003 20:47:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rmnet (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFC0F68CB for ; Thu, 8 May 2003 20:47:53 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 20:47:53 -0500 (EST) From: rmann@rmisp.net X-X-Sender: rmann@rmnet To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: best way to install rh9? In-Reply-To: <009001c315ae$b9ff1260$e50b9541@tward1978> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 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: Hi. Can you send me a copy of your Kickstart file? I'm thinking about installing RH9 on my laptop. On Thu, 8 May 2003, Thomas D. Ward wrote: > Hi, Jacob. Do you want a kickstart file? I do have one that you can modify > to fit your needs. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jacob Schmude > To: > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 3:10 PM > Subject: Re: best way to install rh9? > > > > Hi > > I'll probably wind up going with a kickstart file--if I get it wrong the > > first time I'll just have to get it right--grin. Anyhow, what would I have > > to do to patch keyboard.c? It's gonna take a bit to get the 3 iso images, > > so it'll be a little while before I install it. > > just out of curiosity: what has rh done to keyboard.c that requires it to > > be patched by hand? I was going to suggest making a patch file, but with > > CVS, that just might not be an option since it changes so rapidly. Maybe > > there's a way for a rh-specific patch to be put into cvs and the install > or > > checkout script could decide which one to apply based on a condition, > > possibly the condition of a build number after the kernel version (rh and > > mandrake are the only distros I know of that do this). I mean something > > such as 2.4.20 and 2.4.20-9. Perhaps if the script could determine the > > difference, it could know to apply the 2.4.20 redhat patch to 2.4.20-9, > for > > example. Would such a thing be possible? > > For now, though, can you send me some instructions on how to hand-patch > it, > > what line numbers, what I need to change, etc? > > At 22:41 5/7/2003 -0600, you wrote: > > > > >Hi, > > > > > > I don't know of a program for verifying a kickstart file. If your > IP > > >address is routable, I'd be happy to help you with a telnet installation > > >over the phone. The Speakup keymaps are available in RH9, although there > > >a little old. They'll be fine for an initial installation. I do > > >recommend that you upgrade the kbd package along with the kernel. Use > the > > >clean kernel-source-2.4.20-9.i386.rpm from RH to add the CVS version of > > >Speakup to. You'll have to hand patch keyboard.c, Janina or I can help > > >with that. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >