more about my debian installer problems

[Alex Snow]

Not sure...but what I don't understand is why the stock disks don't 
work.
On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 05:24:04PM -0500, Ameer Armaly wrote:
> Hmm; are you sure the config can handle initrds and ramdisks?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:21 PM
> Subject: Re: more about my debian installer problems
> 
> 
> > no that fails also. the floppy boots fine and I get speach but the
> > kernel panics when I hit enter after inserting the rootdisk without
> > even reading the floppy.
> > On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 11:50:37AM -0500, Alex
> > Snow wrote:
> > > thanks. I'll give that a try.
> > > On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 11:04:51AM -0500,
> > > Ameer Armaly wrote:
> > > > how about this:
> > > > get an older rescue disk
> > > > put the new kernel on it
> > > > run ./rdev.sh
> > > > might do something; it configures the kernel for booting.
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> > > > To: "speakup" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 9:52 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: more about my debian installer problems
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Is speakup on the netinst cd?
> > > > > On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 09:48:47AM -0500,
> > > > > Alex Snow wrote:
> > > > > > Ok after a little playing I was able to read more of the error
> message.
> > > > > > it says unable to open root device. the command I gave it was
> linux
> > > > > > speakup_synth=txprt. the root it wants is /dev/ram/0.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid
> > > > > > back.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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