knowing when the computer is booted

[Janina Sajka]

For Red Hat 9, and the more up to date Fedora Core 1.0, you need to create an initial ram disk image that includes Speakup like so:

mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-[version].img --with=[speakup.module] [version]

where [version] is the kernel version (use uname -r) and [speakup.module] is the module you're currently using modprobe to load.

I have also found it useful to play a sound via a line like the following at the end of /etc/rc.local:

play /boot/boot.wav

Of course, I need to find a sound I like and copy it to /boot/boot.wav for this to work.

PS: I also have a /boot/login.wav and a /boot/logout.wav that are played by .bash_profile and .bash_logout respectively.

Roy Nickelson writes:
> hi,
> how do you know when the computer is booted with linux. With windows I get a
> nice startup sound and jaws starts talking. With linux I just have to wait
> until the hard drive stops. Unfortunantely with the drive I have this isn't
> a good solution because it is too quiet.
> i have a line in my lilo.conf file that says
> speakup_dectlk
> 
> this is on the same line that starts with append = and has some other stuff
> that I don't remember. I am using redhat 9.
> Roy
> 
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175