From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx-4.csir.co.za ([146.64.10.99] helo=apollo.csir.co.za) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EkG5I-0006cw-00 for ; Thu, 08 Dec 2005 02:20:58 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain ([146.64.19.125]) by apollo.csir.co.za (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jB87IUpX020736; Thu, 8 Dec 2005 09:18:30 +0200 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jB87KF9P009936; Thu, 8 Dec 2005 09:20:15 +0200 Received: from localhost (wvdwalt@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id jB87KFtY009928; Thu, 8 Dec 2005 09:20:15 +0200 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: wvdwalt owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 09:20:15 +0200 (SAST) From: Willem van der Walt X-X-Sender: wvdwalt@localhost.localdomain To: debee@jfcl.com, "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-CSIR-MailScanner-Information: Please contact sys-admin at csir dot co dot za for more information X-CSIR-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: wvdwalt@csir.co.za Subject: Re: Problem installing Debian 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: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 07:20:59 -0000 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright, terms and conditions and e-mail legal notice. Views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the CSIR. CSIR E-mail Legal Notice http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_eMail_Legal_Notice.html CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_Copyright.html For electronic copies of the CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions and the CSIR Legal Notice send a blank message with REQUEST LEGAL in the subject line to HelpDesk@csir.co.za. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support.