New

[Tom and Esther Ward]

Well, that is what I have for my setup, and been using those cables for
about 5 years.
I didn't know of a null modem cable, but it should work fine if you can
still find them. Alot of that kind of hardware is getting harder to locate
since the push is for usb these days.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Saqib Shaikh" <S.Shaikh at sussex.ac.uk>
To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'"
<speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 9:42 AM
Subject: RE: New


> 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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