Installing Speakup separate from Linux.

[Janina Sajka]

Hey, Thomas,

Since you're supporting grub, may I ask how you deal with multiple 
configurations in grub? In other words, how do you know what configuration 
you're going to load? And, how do you know when to indicate the 
configuration option you want for any particular boot?

I ask this because, when I looked at grub a little over a year ago, I saw 
no clear way of providing a sonic prompt such as one can introduce in lilo 
via a couple of Ctrl-G's in /boot/message. Also, it was unclear to me 
whether one could alias configurations into a single keystroke as you can 
in lilo.

Please advise.



On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Thomas Ward wrote:

> Hi, Anna. You have a couple of options. First off you can get the speakup
> enabled rpms of the Red Hat kernel, modules, etc, and install that over top
> of the existing kernel in your installation.
> Second, choice is to download the lates 2.4.17 kernel tree, patch it with
> speakup, and compile from source.
> As for boot loader it doesn't really matter. Although I suggest grub. Grub
> is a good boot loader, and I suggest using grub if you have an ext3
> partition.
> One thing is for sure you will want ext3 partitions, because they are much
> more stable than ext2.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Anna Schneider <annas at drizzle.com>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 2:56 AM
> Subject: Installing Speakup separate from Linux.
> 
> 
> >
> > Okay, so the place i'm buying my computer from will install a GPL version
> > of Red Hat which I like because they will test it with the CD Writer and
> > the video and sound cards, and their version includes a driver for the HP
> > 1200 laser jet which I can have regardless of whether or not I buy the
> > printer from them.  So I'm going to have to install Speak Up later on my
> > own.
> >
> > Now, if I just want to install Speak Up without a distribution, do I use
> > the tar.gc file of it and follow the instruction under installation?  This
> > was in the index of various readme and key map files on the Speakup web
> > page.
> >
> > And when I talk to the people at Pogo Linux, would I want to make sure
> > that they choose the installation options for their version of Red Hat
> > that the Speakup how to recommends, such as choosing lilo and the custom
> > installation and text of course and so on.  I've got it all written down.
> > I'm assuming that this will make less trouble for me later?
> >
> > I will need help installing Speakup if I go this route, correct?
> >
> > And lastly, how do I know which sireal port gets which designation?
> >
> > Thanks much.  I'm ordering my computer tomorrow. Very very excited.
> >
> > Anna
> >
> >
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> > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
> 
> 
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				Janina Sajka, Director
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				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

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