Installing fedora from isos on HD?

Alex Snow alex_snow at gmx.net
Sat Nov 22 18:59:30 EST 2003


http://www.kernel.org
On Sat, Nov 22, 2003 at 06:53:50PM -0500, kevin 
wrote:
> Well ain't that just a kick in the ass?
> I would like this opertunity to note all the little bugs that crop up in
> Linux.  What a shame...now if someone would kindly give me the link for the
> kernal and the email for the person in charge we would not have such
> problems.
> Kevin
> email:
> kjsisco at rcn.com
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209" <wacker at octothorp.org>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 1:25 AM
> Subject: Re: Installing fedora from isos on HD?
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> >      The boot parameter is only useful when Speakup is built into the
> > kernel, as it is on the installation disk.  The running system uses
> > modules for Speakup.  Therefore, as root, do:
> > modprobe speakup_ltlk
> > You can loadd the modules to your initrd file to have Speakup start
> > automatically on boot.
> >           HTH.
> > -- 
> >
> >
> > Bill in Denver
> >
> > On Fri, 21 Nov 2003, Al Puzzuoli wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Bill,
> > >
> > > Thanks as always for your very prompt response.
> > > I downloaded the isos last evening from ftp://linux-speakup.org, but
> > > something is very strange.  So far, I am noticing the following
> problems:
> > >
> > > 1.  The issue I mensioned earlier about not being able to install from
> isos
> > > on the HD.
> > > 2.  it seems like the Speakup kernel is either not being installed, or
> the
> > > speakup_synth parameter is not being passed to the kernel.
> > > I know that at least disk 1 is correct because when I boot it and do
> text
> > > speakup_synth=ltlk, the installer comes up talking.
> > > I am selecting grub as my boot loader, and it looks like the installer
> is
> > > configuring grub to pass the speakup_synth=ltlk parameter at boot time;
> > > However, once the install finishes and the system reboots, I have no
> speech.
> > > I have even tried to  pass the parameter manually, but I am not as
> familiar
> > > with grub so am not sure if I'm doing it correctly.  the syntax i have
> used
> > > is "a speakup_synth=ltlk".
> > > I appreciate your offer of assistance via phone and will gladly take you
> up
> > > on it if I can't resolve this soon.  What times are convenient for you
> to
> > > receive calls?
> > >
> > > Thanks again,
> > >
> > >
> > >
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