New

[Saqib Shaikh]

Why so many cables?  I thought you could just use a null modem cable, and
plug this into com1 of both computers?

Saqib
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca 
> [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Tom and 
> Esther Ward
> Sent: 14 January 2004 13:01
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Re: New
> 
> Hi, what you want to do is totally possible. The method I 
> will explain below is one I have used to install several 
> versions of Red hat, and I am going to assume Fedora supports 
> this method as well.
> System requirements: two computers, two nine pin female to 25 
> pin male serial cables, a 25 pin to 25 pin female to female 
> null modem, and a 25 pin male to 25 pin female serial gender 
> adapter, and either a dos or Window's terminal software such 
> as terraterm pro or commo.
> I'm assuming you are using MS window's on a system so you 
> will want to download a free copy of terraterm pro and the 
> Jaws scripts or Window Eyes set files for terraterm.
> Now, link all the cables, null modem, and adapter together, 
> and  plug each end into com 1 on each computer.
> Load your screen reader, install any sets or scripts that are 
> needed, and launch terraterm pro, and tell it to terminal to com1.
> If your booting from cdrom insert your cd in the drive, start 
> the computer, and you will here it spin up. Enter this 
> command from the computer where you are installing Linux and 
> not the one with the terminal software:
> linux text console=ttyS0
> Then, press enter.
> If booting from floppy you will here two or three cranks  of 
> the floppy, at which point you enter the command from the 
> installation computer:
> linux text console=ttyS0
> After some time Jaws/Window Eyes should begin announcing text 
> on the screen and reading the installation to you.
> At this point you go to the computer with the terraterm on 
> it, and complete the installation with some speech.
> 
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