missing Grub entry

[Sean McMahon]

Some reading would be a good thing for you.  What happened, is you removed
speakup by choosing the newer non-speakup kernel.  The readme on the sarge
installation iso states speakup speakup_synth=synth_name> (without the <>
symbols and where synth_name is the name of your synthesiser) is the command to
get speakup.  Debian has never used the word text as part of a kernel bootup
parameter with the exception of debian_frontend=text, something which may not
work on every debian-installer image.  If you can show me where this exists in
the linux boot howto or some other source for linux boot parameters, I'd like to
know.  grub vs. lilo is your choice, they both work.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn at home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: missing Grub entry


> I did not build anything.
> I did read the Debian install, but that was some time back on my first
> installation.
> I am wondering now if it was lilo that I needed to configure instead of grub
> for Debian to load up speakup on boot-up.
> It used to be:
> text speakup_synth=txprt
> But I don't recall reading if that has changed for lilo, since I put the
> word speakup in place of "text", for the installation CD.
> But I had 2 choices for the kernel during the installation, and one was
> 2.4.27-speakup, and I did not want that, so I took the newer, which was
> 2.6.? (I don't remember the last part but it did not have "-speakup" at the
> end), I really did not care, I just wanted 2.6 so I could have audio, since
> that was an issue with my last installation.
> * So I guess I will just fdisk and start over, and if I go with lilo instead
> of grub, should I be given the option to add a boot line for calling up
> speakup?
> Glenn
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny at hittsjunk.net>
> To: "Glenn at home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net>; "Speakup is a screen review
> system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 4:19 PM
> Subject: Re: missing Grub entry
>
>
> I've looked on my system and I don't see any kernel 2.6.8 something.
> Did you build this yourself?
> You don't edit the boot loader manually during the installer.
> Didn't you read the installation manual?
>
> Now, I'm confused.  Did you call the 2.6.8 kernel you built "something".
> "speakup" or "text"?
>
> Why would you possibly think su would help you with a Knoppix CD?
> Maybe you should go read before just doing.  Your message shows you
> haven't bothered.  All of this message is answered in the Debian
> installation manual, the speakup specific readme for Debian on the
> speakup site and the Knoppix documentation.
>
>           Kenny
>
> On Sun, May 29, 2005 at 02:08:12PM -0500, Glenn at home wrote:
> > I just installed Debian kernel 2.6.8 something.
> > The other option was 2.4.27-speakup.
> > I was not given the option to edit the grub loader after installing, so I
> > have booted up with Knoppix, and I am trying to figure out where to find
> > the
> > grub file to add something like:
> > text speakup_synth=txprt
> > Or should I add:
> > speakup speakup_synth=txprt
> > I might have to re-partition and install again if I cannot figure this
> > out.
> > I am also having some difficulty accessing the various partitions with
> > Knoppix.
> > I did su, but I often get the "permission denied" response.
> > Thanks in advance for any help here.
> > Glenn
> >
> >
> >
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