Cheryl Homiak <chomiak@chartermi.net> writes: > 3. I did my tar command for the brlttydisk as follows: > tar cvpf brlttydisk.tar * > I think using the "f" and the filename is actually the proper way to use tar > rather than using a 'greater than" sign, though I imagine that works too. redirection works the same as the f argument works, its really just a matter of taste. well, maybe if you use eshell, or some other strangely implemented shell variant, but ash shouldn't present a performance problem I think. > 8. Per the comment that was made re: the new installer system coming down the > pike where hacking bootdisks may not be of help, those of us involved in debian > might want to get some fingers in that pie so that brltty users don't get > locked > out of being able to install debian with brltty in the future. It's too easy to > get left in the position of complaining after the fact about something that > might have been forseen and dealt with before the fact. I successfully built the debian-installer floppies already. They are far from usable for installation right now, but I'm slowly progressing... As soon as I have something useable/testable in this direction, I'll tell. -- CYa, Mario