From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-gy0-f170.google.com (mail-gy0-f170.google.com [209.85.160.170]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A886C1A0EA for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 10:44:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by gyf2 with SMTP id 2so1804688gyf.29 for ; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:44:34 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:received:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=sjnmiIWmzniTUZxyy2+zrOr9OfnB5iZoZ7iJ5kogsyM=; b=i8iL1EU+KB+wleUALMRTHGQ/q6F9DHP5jvfi3zr5tNsjFAqAR8JiSQSMwQzuh2zsXg S99IKLEglVMm6zd+R6Vsqfoho0prcT3BQgGazciIWIdQl+cikWoAVJVX5N+zt2OPPOTW MR0jrVQRy9b8mppH0PuclmQBtO53xtMFHGAQw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=VPCvLoEzbvYHV8qS7kDgqyrNLvwkRoKQKCTNGG6bP0Oej19+4Qa1w2CpXwTY9Lgcwj UMB6nrL1N+WqV0Nv1nQKKBrf/jpurh4W+0xn6SGk0D7reoJ2fbabsNOsgYOFFx8Mnd9l DWv/wUQB0jrSc83QQzAZz/3fBV6SSoH3/AISY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.166.15 with HTTP; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 07:44:33 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <360859.73515.qm@web65408.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> References: <1E43CA3EA18E483590044437E676956A@tess> <360859.73515.qm@web65408.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 10:44:33 -0400 Received: by 10.142.120.2 with SMTP id s2mr83782wfc.324.1270824274023; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:44:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Subject: Re: trouble installing linux From: "Alex H." To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 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: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:44:53 -0000 A note about VirtualBox. I think you still need to use the commandline as the interface is still pretty inaccessible, or at least it was. When booting GRML, you'll know if speakup will load because you'll get a message saying something about typing swspeak again after booting finished. Alex On 4/9/10, Cleverson wrote: > Hello, > > I suggest you to try VirtualBox in case you don't solve your problem in > VMWare. For me it has set up the network automatically, out of the box after > installing on Windows, and all of distros I tried until now download stuff > fine. > > Cheers > Cleverson > > Arthur Pirika wrote: > >> hi, I have a strange problem, and >> wondering if anyone here has any ideas. I want to play with >> linux, but would like to try it in a vm under windows, to >> try things out. I have two distros here, arch, and grml. I'm >> using windows xp pro sp3, and vmWare player 3.01. >> >> Arch loads perfectly fine, speakup comes up, but lately, >> arch is seeming to have trouble retrieving packages. >> Protocol and/or timeout errors are the norm here. Even >> selecting different mirrors doesn't help. >> Grml just refuses to speak, but it does seem to load. as >> far as i know, I'm giving the boot loader grml swspeakup as >> it's options. Maybe i need to try a different vm? >> btw, this is grml 2009.10. >> >> tia, >> Arthur. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >