default speakup for Debian Sarge

[Kenny Hitt]

Hi.

Since I use the kernel-package Debian package, upgrading my kernel after
the install is just copy my pre-built package to the new system and do

dpkg -i my_local_package.deb

I'm also using 2.6.11 with speakup 2.0.  Unfortunately, I made changes
to the config to make my package specific to my systems, so others can't
use them without having problems like no IDE support for there chipset
and only support for the sblive and intel810 soundcards.  Also, It will
only work on an AMD k7, so intel CPU users will be out of luck.

I didn't know about the choice of boot loaders being broken.  You might
want to check bugs.debian.org and file a bug if there isn't already one
filed.  Since the only difference from the speakup install, and the
official one is the kernel, problems like not allowing you to choose
lilo instead of grub are general bugs in the installer.

BTW, now that I've started using grub, I find I like it better than
lilo.  I do understand that grub might not meet the needs of others, but
it works great for me.

Hope this helps.
          Kenny
	  
On Sun, Jul 31, 2005 at 06:58:55AM -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote:
> Hi Kenny,
> 
> Okay. I guess I'll just go ahead and do the kernel upgrade immediately. 
> I have a 2.6.11.11 kernel patched with speakup 2.0 running fine on my 
> own system, so that's what I will put on this new system. 
> 
> Maybe Shane could be persuaded to release a fix of the netinst CD, since 
> I expect that not everyone who installs Debian Sarge with speakup will 
> want to do the kernel thing immediately. 
> 
> The other nuisance about the installer for Sarge now that it is stable, 
> is the broken grub/lilo selection. Mine asks me if I want to go with 
> grub, and selecting "no" installs it anyway. That too is an easy repair, 
> but it used to work correctly when Sarge was testing, and seems broken 
> only now when Sarge is stable. 
> 
> Oh well. If the world were perfect, what would we bitch about?
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jul 31, 2005 at 05:46:57AM -0500, Kenny Hitt wrote:
> > Hi.
> > 
> > The first thing I do after the install is to build my kernel, so I
> > haven't experienced your problem.  Since the speakup in Debian is out of
> > date, it doesn't surprise me.
> > 
> > Sorry this isn't more helpful.
> >           Kenny
> 
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