rescue CD for debian sarge linux with speakup

[Chris Norman]

> Hi, Where can I find that CD image loaded with speakup and what do I type 
> at
> the prompt to get it talking?

Go to www.grml.org, and download the image, about 650 MB I think. At the 
boot prompt, use:
grml swspeak
I also use:
lang=uk keyboard=uk

HTH.

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shane" <shane-keyword-speakup.aca783 at cm.nu>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." 
> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 8:58 PM
> Subject: Re: rescue CD for debian sarge linux with speakup
>
>
>> On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 09:25:30PM -0400, Nick Gawronski wrote:
>>> changed was I enabled the kernel config file to be included in the
>>> kernel which should have been enabled in the first place.  I then
>>
>> Depends on who you ask.  It does make the kernel a bit
>> larger and really has no benefit imo.  On Debian, just use
>> /boot/config-`uname -r` and you have your kernel config.
>>
>>> /lib/modules/2.6.17-speakup-686/dep.modules or modules.dep no such file
>>> or directory.  I might have miss spelled some of that but I think you
>>> can understand what is happening here.  For some odd reason either the
>>> initrd image or the main file system modules.dep file is not being seen
>>> by the kernel.  What is a good rescue CD that works to allow me to
>>> mount that filesystem and fix the error?  What command can I use to
>>> rebuild the initrd image using yaird?
>>
>> Try the latest grml CD.  You can mount the root FS, chroot
>> into it, run the depmod and that should fix the problem.  I
>> haven't tried yaird with these kernels, that's not to say
>> it won't work but you may want to give mkinitramfs a go.
>>
>> Shane
>>
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