Re: Problem installing Debian

[Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt@csir.co.za>]

If you have sighted assistence, I would suggest that you do the basic 
install without speech and then put the correct line into 
/etc/apt/sources.list for the latest kernel.
run apt-get update and apt-get install with the kernel image name.
That will install the speakup-enabled kernel and you should be ok.
HTH
Willem


On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, Debee Norling wrote:

> I haven't posted in a while, but I've been reading the list off and on. I
> finally got tired of fighting package dependencies with slackware and
> decided to try Debian.
>
> I downloaded the latest speakup_netinst-3.1r0a-1.iso from
> http://people.debian.org/~shane/netinst-speakup/.
>
> The Dell laptop I'm using is unable to boot directly from a CD, but runs
> NetBSD fine. (When I installed NetBSD I was able to boot CD drivers from a
> floppy and then access the CD without a problem.)
>
> I put in the boot disk and type
> 	linux speakup_synth=bns
>
> There is no speakup target;  I had my husband read the screen to confirm.
>
> and it boots, prompts for root and CD driver disks fine but doesn't speak.
>
> The install starts to run, asking you to select your keyboard so we know the
> floppies are OK. I created them from the CD's /install/floppy images.
>
> It looks like there isn't a speakup kernel on these floppies. The above URL
> used to contain the Debian access floppies which were speakup-enabled, but
> only contains CD ISOS now, so I presumed that the correct floppy images
> would be on the CD.
>
> This little laptop has only 2GB of hard drive and 32MB of RAM so it isn't
> suitable for a bountiful distro. My only issue with NetBSD was that I had to
> access everything with a terminal and missed speakup. I do have to say
> though that NetBSD is very thrifty with memory and disk space and feels like
> an old-fashioned UNIX! But I'd like to get Debian running on this little
> beastie.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> --Debee
>
>
>
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