From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net ([216.148.227.152]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EwUx5-00011r-00 for ; Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:39:03 -0500 Received: from [192.168.1.101] (pcp09124571pcs.arlngt01.va.comcast.net[69.143.10.141]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <2006011101383101400qfh9me>; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:38:31 +0000 Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:38:48 -0500 (EST) From: Roy Nickelson X-X-Sender: roylee@localhost.localdomain To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <003c01c61643$647866f0$e12c8a55@COMPFIXO> Message-ID: References: <003c01c61643$647866f0$e12c8a55@COMPFIXO> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="8323328-791188199-1136943528=:2840" Subject: Re: Booting fedora X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:39:03 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --8323328-791188199-1136943528=:2840 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE I am not sure if this is the exact problem or not but make sure the run=20 level is set to 3 in=20 /etc/inittab=20 the line should look like the following id:3:initdefault: HTH Roy On Wed, 11 Jan 2006, [iso-8859-1] S=E9rgio Neves wrote: Hello, =20 My name's S=E9rgio Neves and I live In Portugal. I am a beginner on using linux. I downloaded the four cds of modified fedora distribution and I want to=20 thanks people who made this distribution possible. I have an apollo synthesizer. I guided fedora installation process by the instructions on page =20 http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/fedora/HOWTO_INSTALL.html =20 I choose the portuguese language and pt latino keybord map. I choose server installation and when it prompts me to install packages I= =20 selected everything option. My problem is that when I booted linux, speakup stops talking. I changed linux system boot to text mode with the command /bin/sed -i 's/id:5/id:3/' /etc/inittab as the manual says, but it didn't solve the problem completely: when I login as root, after mo= re=20 or less 30 seconds of login, apollo stops talking, but linux continue to= =20 work. I restarted computer and when it prompts me to enter in interactive boot b= y=20 pressing the "i" key, I did it. I make many experiences, starting some services and not starting other. I understood that the cause of speakup's stop is the network service (the= =20 8th or 9th service it ask me if I want to load), but I don't know why it i= s=20 happening, because apollo stops talking only when I login. I thinnk, with my poor knowledge, that it is very strange, but maybe the= =20 network service causes a conflict, i imagine. =20 When I started network service, it says that one cable is disconnected and= =20 to verify it. I have internet by usb modem, and I have one network card that I use in=20 windows xp for connecting my desktop to my laptop, and in fact, this cable= =20 is not connected to laptop at the moment. =20 Can anybody help me? What's the fuction of network service? And which coul= d=20 be the relationship between network service and this problem? Is there a w= ay=20 to solve it? =20 Other question: what is the easiest way to see if my sound card is working= =20 on linux? I have more doubts, but this email is too long. =20 Thanks for the attention =20 Best regards =20 S=E9rgio Neves=20 =20 =20 =20 _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup =20 --8323328-791188199-1136943528=:2840--