speakup not starting part 2

[Tony Baechler]

Yes, but you should still have Speakup working.  You can still load 
modules from a read-only filesystem.  I would definitely suggest burning 
a rescue CD.  Does your /etc/fstab match your actual partition 
structure?  I had a problem where udev would rearrange my drives and I 
would get that message even though my partitions were fine.  Editing 
/etc/fstab fixed the problem.  You could also try ^D to see if the 
system boots normally or enter the root password and try to load the 
Speakup synth module manually.  I haven't used the installer for 
testing, so perhaps there's a bug somewhere.  It worked great doing 
multiple installs of Lenny.

Keith Barrett wrote:
> Followup to yesterday.
>
> Seems that it is not just a problem starting speakup.
>
> Boot message states that the current root file system is read only.  "enter 
> root password or press control"D.
>
> Also a suggestion that the partition is dammaged.
>
> This is not sounding good.
>
> Looks as if something has gone wrong with the install so looks like I will 
> have to go through the process again.
>
> Before I spend more time, has anyone tried the latest debian testing net 
> install?
>