redhat linux 9 and speakup

[Janina Sajka]

I have installed RH9 a couple of times using telnet. Thomas' instructions are essentially correct, but ping the broadcast address to see what address dhcp assigned.

It seems strange, but you do get exactly the same screens that you get with a text installation. Of course, you can't switch consoles.

Thomas D. Ward writes:
> From: "Thomas D. Ward" <tward1978 at earthlink.net>
> 
> Hi, if you have a personal networkyou can put the RH cd in the drive start
> up, and do a:
> linux text telnet
> At the boot prompt.
> Assuming your nic is supported it will grab a ip from the dhcp server, and
> you will have to ping around and find the ip it has taken.
> Then, with the other box you can telnet to the box, and read the setup.
> 
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nick Gawronski <nick at nickgawronski.com>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 4:23 PM
> Subject: Re: redhat linux 9 and speakup
> 
> 
> > Hi, How can I do a telnet upgrade?  bye On Mon, 14 Apr 2003, Thomas D.
> > Ward wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, Red Hat 9.0 doesn't have speakup in it. That is the problem, and one
> of
> > > the major discussions as of late.
> > > There alternative ways of installing RH such as a kickstart
> installation, or
> > > a telnet installation if you have the stuff to do it.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Nick Gawronski <nick at nickgawronski.com>
> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 4:17 PM
> > > Subject: redhat linux 9 and speakup
> > >
> > >
> > > >       Hi, I have downloaded redhat linux 9 and I can't get the speakup
> > > > screen reader to start up when I boot in to the installation boot
> disk.
> > > > When I installed version 8 it worked just fine but I get no speech now
> > > > when I try to install or upgrade redhat.  What is going on?  bye
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
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> >
> >
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> 
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175