speakup, redhat install, and comments

[William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123]

Hi,

     What version are you using?  The problem is with the newt library.  
Something to do with making ncurses apps look graphical, or something.  I 
build the installation media for 7.3 with the newt from 7.2 to get around 
the problem.  Pleas download the latest isos at: 
ftp://speakup-linux.org/pub/speakup/disks/redhat/7.3/

          HTH.
-- 
          Bill in Denver

On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Deedra Waters wrote:

> Ok, I've got several comments with speakup and installing redhat.
> 
> I'm taking a linux system administration class, and durring the install of
> redhat I've noticed that the cursor does not track at all. It tracks just
> enough to make things frustrating I should say. For example. when it asks
> you for a language, I went to where speakup said english, and it was
> actually in french, on the keyboard, I went to what speakup said was the
> speakupmap, and in fact, it was the speakup laptop keymap. When I got to
> partisioning the harddrive I got to the point where the teacher read the
> rest of the install. You can't  partision a harddrive if you have no clue
> wtf you are on the screen. Once the install is over things run fine, but
> the install is my bigest issue. If speakup tracked right in the install, I
> think there would be a lot less problems.
> 
> I'm curious to know if anyone knows of a way around this. I'll probably do
> several mor installs before this class is over, and really need a solution
> to this. I tried using  insert numpad enter to quiet speakup, and that
> didn't really improve things. I didn't try the cursor tracking, though I
> suspect that that wouldn't have helped much at this point. anyone have any
> ideas?
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