Is there yet an image with speakup in it for rh 9.0? Is there yet out a notetaker capable of telnetting? I need a note-taking device soon anyways. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 9:30 AM Subject: Re: telnet installation of Redhat > Here's how to use telnet to install Red Hat 9. Of course you need two > computers to do this. I will refer to the machine where Red Hat 9 is > being installed as the target system. I will refer to the other computer > as the control system. > > 1.) Obtain RH 9 either on media, or as ISO images. You may install > from the iso images if you can put them on a partition on the target > system that you will not be formatting during your installation. > > 2.) Boot the installation on the target system using either floppy > disks or the first installation CD ROM. At the boot> prompt type: > > text telnet > > If you're using floppy disks, you may need more than one > disk in order to get all the drivers the installation > will require. In that case you would type the following > at the boot> prompt: > > text dd telnet > > You will not have speech during this process. You need > to monitor disk activity to know when to take the next > action. The pause at the boot> prompt is short--only 10 > seconds by default, though you can edit that value by > editing the syslinux.cfg file on your boot media. You > press enter twice while swapping floppy disks. > > 3.) When the last of your boot media stops, press TAB once and then > press ENTER. > > 4.) At this point you've finished working on the target system and > can switch to the control system. > 5.) Ping the broadcast address of your network to discover the > address assigned to your target system. > > 6.) Telnet to the address of the target system and proceed with the > Red Hat installation. > > Note that lengthy paragraphs can be written about step 5. I'll assume > you know how to do step 5 unless you ask for help with that. > > Additional installation help is available in the HOWTO at: > > http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/HOWTO_INSTALL.html > > which will contain the telnet process when we update it for Red Hat 9. > Also, consult Red Hat's excellent online documentation at: > > http://www.redhat.com/support/resources/howto/rhl9.html > > Lorenzo Prince writes: > > From: Lorenzo Prince <lorenzo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Hi. > > > > I understand there is a way to install RH9 using telnet from another > > machine. Unfortunately, looking at the documentation, I can't seem to > > find how to do this. There was a message on the Speakup list about this, > > but I don't have it to refer back to anymore. Can someone tell me how to > > do this or give me a URL where I can find documentation on this feature? > > > > Thanks, > > Lorenzo > > > > I'd crawl over an acre of 'Visual This++' and 'Integrated Development > > That' to get to gcc, Emacs, and gdb. Thank you. > > -- Vance Petree, Virginia Power > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina@xxxxxxx Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list