no eyes installRe: New

[Alex Snow]

I'd think that option console=ttyS0 would work on slackware also.
On Wed, 
Jan 14, 2004 at 02:15:32PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote:
> Yes, Slackware comes to mind as an excellent choice.  It can be installed on
> fairly limitted disk space or you can fill out a full and complete system -
> your choice.  There is a similar option to get the default kernels from
> Slackware to use the serial port as well.  I would have to take a look
> further when I get home tonight to find the exact option.  Slackware is
> structured in a fairly simplified manner so one can learn its file and
> directory organization merely by looking around.  Speakup is available from
> some of the default supplied precompiled kernels right out of the box.
> 
> I find Slackware distros easy to explore and learn much about linux
> internals.  I have had no personal experience with Debian or Red Hat so
> can't comment on them.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kyrath" <kyrath at cox.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:54 PM
> Subject: no eyes installRe: New
> 
> 
> > Ok, this message answers the question of whether partitions need to be set
> > before installation of linux, or whether there needs to be some kind of OS
> > on the disk to begin with.
> >
> > Now, what distro would be recommended for the first try at linux.  I'm
> > dealing with a P-II, 266 MHz, and a 4-4.5 GB hard drive.
> >
> > Will the *linux text console=ttyS0* work on distributions other than red
> > hat?  From what I was able to discern, the speakup modified version of red
> > hat requires a 5 GB hard drive.
> >
> > Thanks for all of the good info
> > -- Rob
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978 at earthlink.net>
> > To: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon at usgs.gov>; "Speakup is a screen review system
> > for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: New
> >
> >
> > > Hi, in the long run it doesn't matter if there is an operating system on
> > the
> > > computer you are installing Linux to.
> > > You can use options in the Linux setup to remove Window's/dos
> partitions,
> > > and create new ones if you need to. Which since you have never had Linux
> > on
> > > the computer you'll need to do that anyway to get rid of a Window's fat
> > file
> > > system if that is what you had on it last.
> > > Obviously, the one you are going to use to read the install with will
> need
> > a
> > > screen reader of some kind, a terminal application, and at least dos or
> > > window's.
> > > If you are planning on using Fedora you'll want to read the Fedora
> > > installation howto on the speakup web site. The only difference is that
> > > you'll be doing it remotely via a serial connection rather than directly
> > > using speakup.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon at usgs.gov>
> > > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
> > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 11:11 AM
> > > Subject: Re: New
> > >
> > >
> > > > Is this method assuming there is no operating system on the pc that
> will
> > > > contain speakup or that something is installed?
> > > > Sean
> > >
> > >
> > >
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