redHat advanced server 2.0 and speakup

[Thomas D. Ward]

Thanks Bill. Let us know what you come up with. Having an rpm for RH
advanced server  with speakup would be awesome.

----- Original Message -----
From: William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209 <wacker at octothorp.org>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 1:53 AM
Subject: Re: redHat advanced server 2.0 and speakup


> Aaron:  have you ever heard of the GPL??  For your hacking pleasure:
>
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.18-E.25.src
.rpm
> Now that I kno that people are interested in AS, I'll see if I can hack
> Speakup into the kernel.  BTW, the source for the rest of the distro is
> available also.
>
>           HTH.
> --
>           Bill in Denver
>
> On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Aaron Howell wrote:
>
> > Actually, its based on RedHat 7.1,
> > and nothing is standard.
> > You can't just use a 7.1 kernel, because the RH advanced server kernel
is *very* different.
> > Coupled with the fact that you can't actually give out the software to
say, Kirk, for patching, your best bet might initially be sighted
assistance, then a hand patched kernel (if you can even get it to patch).
> > That's going to be a fun one, I'd be interested in your success or
otherwise because I have to face that beast at work here soon too.
> > Regards
> > Aaron
> > On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 10:23:33PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > > Easiest way is probably to get an already patched kernel. "Advanced
Server" will be based on one of the standard RH packagings, but I don't
recall which one. If it's
> > > 7.3, you'd grab the latest kernel for 7.3, for example.
> > >
> > > Kernels for 7.3 and 8.0 are still available on the Speakup Modified
page via anonymous ftp to www.linux-speakup.org. Once logged in, cd
pub/speakup/disks/redhat and
> > > take it from there.
> > >
> > > Else, you would grab the kernel-source, patch with the latest stable
Speakup 1.5 and compile. The rpm route above is much quicker and certainly
easier if you've not
> > > compiled a kernel before.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Don Raikes writes:
> > > > From: "Don Raikes" <don.raikes at oracle.com>
> > > >
> > > >    Hi all,
> > > >
> > > >    I have been working with RedHat 8.0 for a while now, but now my
boss says
> > > >    I need to run redhat advanced server 2.0 because it is what our
software
> > > >    is certified on.
> > > >
> > > >    Never having to have gone through this nightmare before, how do I
get
> > > >    redhat as 2.0 installed without speakup, and how do I add speakup
to the
> > > >    kernel once it is there?
> > > >
> > > >    Any pointers would be appreciated.
> > > >    Cheers,
> > > >
> > > >    Don Raikes
> > > >    home office (520) 579=-9481
> > > >    HQ office (650) 506-9704
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > 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
> > >
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