A new user trying to install linux

[Pete De Vasto]

Hi, all:

I'm not the same New user" that did the earlier notes on this thread, but 
I'm still a little confused here...  I knew that with RedHat 6.2 I needed 
to upgrade the Kernel to get my system to speak, but I thought that with 
Redhat 7.1 and Kernel 2.4.2 that speakup was already compiled in and once I 
did the install I could get my system to talk with the right 
parameters.  I'm in the process of downloading the kernel RPM's from the 
octothorp web site, but is it true that I really do have to install these?

Bill had taken me through the install when I had 6.2, but I lost the notes 
I had tried to take.  I do remember that I needed to remove all the 
existing RPM's, then install, but I know I also had to go into lilo to 
complete the process.  I don't remember that part (sigh).  bil, can you or 
someone remind me?  Is there anything written anywhere regarding how to do 
this?  If not, I'm thinking seriously of putting something together.

Thanks for any help.
Pete De Vasto
At 09:16 PM 5/5/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi, Rejean,
>
>      Since you already have the 7.1 CD's, you can go to
>ftp://speakup.octothorp.org/pub/redhat-7.1// and download the boot images
>there.  At the boot prompt, type: text speakup_synth=dectlk
>If the synth still dozen speak, try: text speakup_synth=dectlk
>speakup_ser=0
>
>
>The kernel RPM's are also in the same directory on the FTP site.  After
>installation, you can install the RPM's to make your system speak.  If you
>have any questions, call or write.
>
>
>
>
>           73.
>           Bill in Denver
>
>
>
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