A new user trying to install linux

[Gregory Nowak]

Hi,

Welcome aboard. I'm not sure which kernel/speakup version redhat 7.0 boot disks use, but my guess is 2.2.16 kernel and 0.09 speakup. If this is so, there is a known problem with speakup 0.09 where it doesn't initialize serial synths correctly. You can try two things that I know of. First, you can keep rebotting until your synth starts talking (which does eventually work). Alternatively, try to boot with a DOS/windows boot disk, and warm boot with ctrl+alt+del into Linux. You can also upgrade to kernel 2.2.18 or higher which would allow you to upgrade to speakup 0.10a (although I'm afraid that won't help you now).
Regards,
Greg

On Sat, May 05, 2001 at 11:13:22AM -0400, Rejean Proulx wrote:
> I'm new so this is a little basic I'm afraid.
> 
> I downloaded Red hat 7.1 from a mirror server.  I created the CD's.  I
> downloaded the boot disk for dec-talk express for red hat 7.0 as this was
> the latest on the site.  When I boot my machine and type text, it boots but
> there is silence.  My dec-talk is connected to com1.  The only explanation I
> can think of is that I am trying to install 7.1, therefore I might have the
> wrong kernel.  I could use a little help in finding out what I'm doing wrong
> or how I get the right kernel.  I know the machine is booting up in text
> mode as I had my sighted wife take a look.
> 
>  Rejean Proulx
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