Problems making a new initrd to make a new kernel of speakup talk

[Janina Sajka]

Indeed, Kenny. I missed this most salient point.

Does Debian even have an mkinitrd command? I don't recall that it does.
I know it's a script on Fedora.

Kenny Hitt writes:
> Hi.  Your HOWTO won't help him because he's using Debian.
> Not sure why he thinks a HOWTO for installing Fedora can be used to install
> Debian.
> 
>           Kenny
> 
> should be followed 
> On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 09:12:53PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > Suggest you check things more carefully.
> > 
> > 1.)	The instructions in the Fedora HOWTO that name /mnt/sysimage
> > explicitly state that you do this at the end of an installation of the
> > Speakup Modified Fedora Core. This is not the same as installing a new
> > kernel in an existing installation of Fedora. 
> > 
> > 2.)	If you want specific help, please be more specific about what
> > you did and the precise error message. Your comment that "-v -f" doesn't
> > exist is just plain wrong. These options most certainly do exist for the
> > mkinitrd command. Many of us usetje, regularly.
> > 
> > 3.)	Please check your typing. It's Fedora with an 'e,' for example.
> > Is it possible sloppy typing is the source of your problems with these
> > commands as well?
> > 
> > Sean M McMahon writes:
> > > This sort goes with my thread from last week, changing synths under 
> > > speakup.  I installed the new kernel-image-2.4.26-speakup but when I went 
> > > to make a new a new initrd using  mkinitrd and the instructions provided 
> > > in the fadora howto, mkinitrd complained there was no -v or -f option. The 
> > > fadora also tells you to go to a directory called /mnt/sysimage which 
> > > doesn't exist on my system.  If anyone knows the debian way to do any of 
> > > this please help. Sean
> > > 
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				Janina Sajka, Chair
				Accessibility Workgroup
				Free Standards Group (FSG)

janina at freestandards.org	Phone: +1 202.494.7040