Hi If you can install from a dos or Windows partition you don't need to bother with Rawwrite. Just create a directory and put loadlin, speakup.i or speakup.s and color.gz inside it. I usually use c:\linux. Although with the newer flavours of Windows that don't have any dos interface I guess that you'll have to create the floppies. Yes, rawwrite is on the CD but I'd suggest that you get a copy for Windows and I'm not sure if that is supplied on the CD. If you can use the loadlin method you could write a simple batch file that would read something like this: @echo off cd\ cd c:\linux loadlin speakup.i root=/dev/ram intrd=color.gz ro ramdisk speakup_synth=apc speakup_ser=0 Yes, your Accent PC is supported and the speakup string appears to be "apc" so this is the string you'll use to pass to the kernel. Now please read the documentation provided on the CD, as I've already suggested, or on the Slackware www site. www.slackware.com where you'll find the Slackware Essentials book online. -----Original Message----- From: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com [mailto:blinux-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of cbowman Sent: 20 November 2001 14:58 To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: RE: linux questions. hi, ok thanks for the great info. as for a synth i have the accent-pc do you know if that is supported? just another question if i may. if i understud you right. I haven't ever used this rar ware can i get this, or is it on the cd? when i go to install this would i do this under dos, or windows. thanks alot. On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Georgina wrote: > Hi > > Yes, it is relatively easy to install. On the Slackware disk you'll have > speakup.i and speakup.s kernel images. The "i" = IDE and the "s" = SCSI. > You'll either need to rawwrite the appropriate image to a floppy and the > same for the color.gz image found on the CD. Or you can start with loadlin > from a dos partition. This method is more rigid as rawwriting images to > floppies can be unreliable when using a screen reader. I think that you'll > find enough information on the CD to get you started. You'll need to pass > some parameters to the kernel at boot up to tell the kernel which > synthesizer you're using. For example, if you were using a DecTalk Express > on COM 1 you'd pass something like this: > > ramdisk speakup_synth=dectlk speakup_ser=0 > > I'm sure that you will find all the information you need on the standard CD. > But don't be afraid to ask here or on the Speakup list. You might want to > have a look at the Speakup reflector either from Windows or Linux. See the > Speakup site if you need further documentation. > > htt://www.linux-speakup.org > > HTH > > Gena > > > -----Original Message----- > From: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com > [mailto:blinux-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of philwh@gate.net > Sent: 20 November 2001 03:54 > To: blinux-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: linux questions. > > > Hi. > Slackware is very easy to install and setup. > I found it much easier than redhat, but > that is just me. > > I have slackware 8.0 installed and slackware 7.0. > I can't answer your questions about speakup, I haven't used it for > about 6 months. > I use a dos machine attached as a serial > console to my linux systems. > > phil > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list