Installing Linux with Speakup

[Alex Snow]

Hi.  Do you have a winblows box with a cd burner running something like
adaptech or nero? Just use them to burn a cd using the iso image.

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On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Montemayor, Kateri wrote:

> Unfortunately this company is non-profit and does not want to spend money on
> the software. That is why they want to use Linux. And the How to on the
> speakup site does not tell you how to put it on the cd.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janina Sajka [mailto:janina at rednote.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:42 AM
> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> Subject: Re: Installing Linux with Speakup
>
>
> Montemayor, Kateri writes:
> >
> > I downloaded the ISO images but cannot get them burned to a cd or
> > unpacked.Do you know how to do this?
>
>
> You don't "unpack" them. That's not what they're for. The HOWTO explains
> in great detail how to create a CD ROM from these files. It also
> explains how to install directly from these files without ever creating
> a CD ROM.
>
> The images on the Speakup site are, however, out of date. Even though
> you've gone to the trouble of downloading them, you'd be better served
> to get a shrink-wrapped copy of Red Hat 8.0 at your favorite computer
> software store or on the net. Just make sure you get Red Hat 8.0.
> Everything you need will be inside the box. Then you can install the
> latest and greatest following the instructions in the HOWTO.
>
>
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Janina Sajka [mailto:janina at rednote.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 3:02 PM
> > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > Subject: Re: Installing Linux with Speakup
> >
> >
> > Use the HOWTO at:
> >
> > http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/HOWTO_INSTALL.html
> >
> > Please just ignore all the references to Red Hat 7.3. If you ignore
> > those, and the urls that point to 7.3 iso images and docs, the rest is
> > still relevant for Red Hat 8.0
> >
> > You'll need more RAM. I believe 32 is minimum to install Red Hat.
> >
> >
> > Montemayor, Kateri writes:
> > > From: "Montemayor, Kateri" <KMontemayor at cs.devry.edu>
> > >
> > > To All,
> > > 	I am not sure who to send this to but I need help! I am part of the
> > > AITP club at Devry University in Colorado Springs,CO. and we volunteered
> > to
> > > help the VISI organization by putting Linux with Speakup software on
> some
> > > donated computers. The computers are 486 and probably 16megs of ram.I
> can
> > > get more ram if I need. The hard drives are about 2gig. The problem is
> > that
> > > I do not know much about Linux and nothing about the speakup software. I
> > do
> > > have redhat 8 and 7.2. If anyone can give me detailed information on how
> > to
> > > install Linux with Speakup on these machines. Or if it can even be done
> it
> > > would be greatly appreciated.
> > > Thank you,
> > > Kateri Montemayor
> > >
> > >
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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
> >
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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
>
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