New

Alex Snow alex_snow at gmx.net
Wed Jan 14 17:26:56 EST 2004


I don't think it matters whether anything is installed on the target 
pc since you're booting the install media.
On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 
09:11:17AM -0700, Sean McMahon wrote:
> Is this method assuming there is no operating system on the pc that will
> contain speakup or that something is installed?
> Sean
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978 at earthlink.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 6:01 AM
> 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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