Just installed Debian 3.1!

[Sean McMahon]

I'll skip the tutorial on general debian updating for now.  Debian won't
override your speakup kernel with a non-speakup kernel.  If your bootloader is
grub, I don't think there are any configuration questions you need to answer if
the speakup kernel has a new release.  After the new speakup kernel is
installed, ensure your /boot/grub/menu.lst file has the correct boot options
specified for your synth etc.  If your bootloader is lilo, you have to do the
following:
1. answer no to the question "Do you want to stop?"
2. Allow the bootloader to create a initrd . Can't remember if that is a
specific question.
3. Say no to the question "create a new boot block?"
4. Do not wipeout your old lilo configuration and replace it.
5. After the new kernel is installed, run lilo and check your /etc/lilo.conf to
ensure your proper boot options like your synth are there when you reboot.
If you ran lilo before changing anything in lilo.conf, re-run lilo after
applying the necessary changes.
I don't know if Debian will automatically upgrade you from one kernel to a
higher version of the speakup kernel I.E. kernel-image-2.4.27-speakup to
kernel-image-2.4.28-speakup if 2.4.28 were to become the officially supported
kernel for sarge. Usually when you install new kernels, new entries are added to
your respective bootloader configuration file.
Upgrades can occur from one release to another of the same speakup kernel image
deb, I.E. kernel-image-2.4.27-speakup gets upgraded from 2.4.27-1 to 2.4.27-2
hth
Sean
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arthur Pirika" <apirika at orcon.net.nz>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 11:15 AM
Subject: Just installed Debian 3.1!


Hi there, well, the subject line says it all.
I must say, with the new speakup 2.0, combined with the new debian installer,
installing this beast was very easy.
All the menu highlighting worked perfectly, and everything went without a hitch.

I'll just point out one thing though. I used a braille note in remote synth mode
to do the install! How? used the bns driver.
It worked, but the speakup interupt keys didn't work, and the volume went waaay
down on the unit, even with the volume set at its maximum.
Maybe this could prompt Keynote SA driver development? Or perhaps someone with
some time and knoledge could modify the current keypc driver?

Also, what should I look out for when doing updates? should I prevent kernel
upgrades? or how will this work. I used the netinst cd to do the install.

Thanks for reading,
Arthur.


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