installing slackware 8.0 with speakup

[Gregory Nowak]

If you shut the machine during the install, it won't mess up windows, but you will have to do the linux install all over again. 

What exactly happens when you hit enter on the boot disk kernel option which is the first one?
Greg


On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 11:46:48PM -0600, Reinhard Stebner wrote:
> I did this and I am still stuck in the menu.  If I shut the machine down and
> restart the install, will it mess up windows?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1 at uic.edu>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 11:35 PM
> Subject: Re: installing slackware 8.0 with speakup
> 
> 
> > After you press enter on that first option, your floppy should spin, and
> you'll be dropped back into that menu. Arrow down to the last choice which
> should exit the menu. This should be correct, although I can't remember
> exactly how that particular section of the installlll goes.
> >
> > After you get through the kernel menu, you will install lilo. Once lilo is
> installed and the setup is over, when you reboot, type "linux" at the prompt
> that comes up, or hit enter to get into windows. Feel free to ask if this is
> not clear or if you have more questions. Linux installs can be scary
> sometimes, especially if you haven't done one before.
> > Greg
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 11:07:43PM -0600, Reinhard Stebner wrote:
> > > Hi all, I am in the middle of installing slackware 8.0 on my older
> machine.
> > > Right now, I am at the menu where I should select witch kernal I would
> like
> > > to use for Linux.  Well, my question is this.  No matter what I do, I
> can
> > > not get out of the menu.  I am trying to select the first choice which
> is
> > >
> > > boot disk  use the kernal from the installation boot disk
> > >
> > > When I try this I press enter with speakup saying the fraise above.
> > >
> > > Second question, how do I make win 98 boot again on this machine?  I
> have
> > > not rebooted the machine since I started the install of Linux.  I am a
> frad
> > > to because I do not know how to get back to windows.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help.  Just wondering how to tell slackware that I am
> wanting
> > > the boot disk option.  When the menu first came up I had pressed enter
> > > thinking that it would except the default choice witch was
> > >
> > > boot disk  use the kernal from the installation boot disk
> > >
> > > Thanks for nay help.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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