Hi Janina, Thanks for all your suggestions and detailed instructions. I am constantly amazed at the amount of assistance offered to new users here. As you have rightly guessed, a 10MB download is not practical with my Internet connection. The shortcut you suggest is however an excellent alternative and should work out just fine for me. I will try it out today and will inform you of the outcome. Thanks again. Geetha At 04:13 PM 14/08/02 -0400, you wrote: > >Geetha: > >One more suggestion, and I'm sorry if I overwhelm you with ideas! > >If downloading 10 mB is unworkable from your side of the planet, here's >yet another very good shortcut to a talking Linux. > >Be sure you've installed the kernel source rpm. Look at >/usr/src/linux-2.4. if you see files, you've got it. If not, it's on one >of your CD ROMs in the RedHat/RPMS directory. Install with a similar rpm >command: > >rpm -iv kernel-source* > >Next, cd to /usr/src and create one more symbolic link which the Speakup >patch will look for: > >ln -sf linux-2.4 linux > >Now, you can cd to linux/configs. In there you'll find the Red Hat kernel >configuration for each supported cpu. Find the one for your cpu and copy >it to ../.config, so that it is in /usr/src/linux/.config. > >Now, after patching the source files with Speakup, you can simply issue >this command: > >make oldconfig > >And you'll only be prompted about Speakup specific things. > >This should help insure you don't make a mistake in the dozens of >configuration choices and end up with a kernel that won't boot. We know >that your installation boots. It's highly advisable to add Speakup before >trying out other configuration changes--if any. This way, Speakup is the >only change you'll make. > >The rest of the process remains the same: > >make deps; clean; bzImage; modules; modules_install; install > >And, you still need to edit /etc/lilo.conf and rerun lilo as before. > > > > >-- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > >Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > >Chair, Accessibility SIG >Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) >http://www.openebook.org > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release Date: 02/08/02 >