Hi Mario, I'm interrested in trying/using your method to load BRLTTY for debian bootdisk but the url you indicate seems to be bad. can you verify please ? Thanks in advance, -- Nath *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 04/07/02 at 14:39 wrote: >In-Reply-To: <878z4z785e.fsf@Pulsar.resI.insa-lyon.fr> (Boris DAIX's >message > of "Fri, 28 Jun 2002 17:08:45 +0200") >From: Mario Lang <mlang@teleweb.at> >Message-ID: <87ofdn4kxn.fsf@lexx.delysid.org> >Lines: 37 >User-Agent: Gnus/5.090007 (Oort Gnus v0.07) Emacs/21.2 > (i386-debian-linux-gnu) >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com >Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com >Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com >X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com >X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 >Precedence: bulk >Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com >List-Help: <mailto:blinux-list-request@redhat.com?subject=help> >List-Post: <mailto:blinux-list@redhat.com> >List-Subscribe: <https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list>, > <mailto:blinux-list-request@redhat.com?subject=subscribe> >List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list.redhat.com> >List-Unsubscribe: ><https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list>, > <mailto:blinux-list-request@redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe> >List-Archive: <https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/blinux-list/> >Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2002 16:39:00 +0200 > >Boris DAIX <Boris.Daix@insa-lyon.fr> writes: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'd like to build a root.bin image for getting hand on >> floppy-install for Debian GNU/Linux Woody. > >We just tired that, and I'm afraid it just doesnt fit onto the root.bin. > >But if you dont mind using three disks, I developed >a method to load brltty from a separate disk. >Check ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/incoming/debian >for the files I just sent over to kajarii for first time >real-world testing. I tested the procedure in theory >(without having a brailledisplay connect) and it worked. > >The whole idea is that we load brltty via tar >from a disk directly. The only modification >I made to root.bin is essentially editing /etc/init.d/rcS and >inserting > >echo "Please insert BRLTTY disk and press ENTER" >read ret 1 </dev/console >cd / >tar xf /dev/fd0 >/sbin/brltty > > > >So, read the file INSTALL in the ftp directory, >and try it. Please tell me if that worked for you, and if >it is a useable solution at all. > > >-- >CYa, > Mario > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list ______________________________________________________________________________ ifrance.com, l'email gratuit le plus complet de l'Internet ! vos emails depuis un navigateur, en POP3, sur Minitel, sur le WAP... http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/email.emailif