installing slackware 8.0 with speakup

[Gregory Nowak]

How do you know that linux is actually what is being booted? If this is the disk that you made during the install, then the lilo on it should be aware of your windows.
Greg


On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 11:18:35AM -0600, Reinhard Stebner wrote:
> I am talking about the boot floppy slackware asked for during the install.
> Would this have info about windows on it?  Like I said if I press enter when
> the disk stops moving Linux will boot (with out speakup).
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1 at uic.edu>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 11:10 AM
> Subject: Re: installing slackware 8.0 with speakup
> 
> 
> > Hmmmm, all this sounds a bit abnormal for a slackware install. Which boot
> floopy are you referring to, the one that you started the install with, or
> one that you made during the install. If it is one that you made during the
> install, then it will have lilo on it. If it is the one that you started the
> install with, then it has lilo on it too, but the lilo on that disk doesn't
> know anything about your windows.
> > Greg
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 10:34:07AM -0600, Reinhard Stebner wrote:
> > > It echos the screen back.  I decided to bail out of the install and
> start
> > > from scratch.  Now I am dealing with a system that will not boot.  I am
> > > putting the boot floppy (the one linux asked me to ake).  I decided to
> put
> > > lilo on a floppy.  When I got  to this option, it never prompted me for
> a
> > > disk.  Will the boot floppy have it on it (again the one Linux asked me
> to
> > > put in)?
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1 at uic.edu>
> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 10:02 AM
> > > Subject: Re: installing slackware 8.0 with speakup
> > >
> > >
> > > > 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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