Hi Brent, Do you have two computers? You should be able to accomplish the job with just two computers: one being the target system and the other containing the DHCP server and the terminal program being used to establish the telnet session. Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! A+, CCNA, Network+! Check out high quality telecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i All the best to coalition forces carrying out Operation Iraqi Freedom! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Harding" <bharding@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 9:30 PM Subject: Re: upgrading from rh 8.0 to 9 with speech, and gnopernicus > What about by charter pipeline, my cable uses dhcp? When I get my Pac Mate, > it will be shipped with an ethernet card, so I will need a router or > something to hook to anyways, might as well start looking. I doubt if I > could do the install by modem, particularly a cell connection, got > tracfone, would be sort of expensive, unless I can unhook once the process > is crunching data. I would guess the Pac Mate will have a terminal client > on it of some kind, I hope it does. > At 05:45 PM 8/1/03 -0700, you wrote: > > Hi Brent, Well, you do need a DHCP server, but the box that includes > >the telnet client could perform both functions, or DHCP could be performed > >by a firewall or router. Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! > >Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! > >A+, CCNA, Network+! > >Check out high quality telecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i > >All the best to coalition forces carrying out Operation Iraqi Freedom! > >----- Original Message ----- From: Brent Harding To: > >blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 10:21 AM > >Subject: Re: upgrading from rh 8.0 to 9 with speech, and gnopernicus > > Wow, OK, it'd be cool if one can do it with a single machine, as I > >definitely don't have 3 systems available, one for dhcp, one for speech, > >and this one to install to, or don't you need that? ----- > >Original Message ----- From: Darrell Shandrow To: > >blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 9:43 AM > >Subject: Re: upgrading from rh 8.0 to 9 with speech, and gnopernicus > > > Hi Brent, I can write a fairly detailed explanation > >of how I accomplished the feat, but I'll have to do that for you over > >the weekend. Thanks. ----- Original Message > >----- From: Brent Harding To: > >blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 1:07 AM > > Subject: Re: upgrading from rh 8.0 to 9 with speech, and > >gnopernicus > > Wow! I guess the 8 bootdisk won't go to http down 9. The name > >of the first image it needs is different, i guess, wonder how I'll > >get this updated? Sighted assistance is no option. > >----- Original Message ----- From: Brent Harding > > To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 > >1:08 AM Subject: upgrading from rh 8.0 to 9 with > >speech, and gnopernicus > > Is it OK to use my rh 8.0 network boot installer disk > > to upgrade to 9.0, so I have speech through the process? I understand > >I have to install the kernel RPM to have speakup, but I don't have > >another system to do it by telnet. (I hope to be getting a Pac > >Mate soon, as state rehab purchased one for me, as I decided that > >I thought it's better than the braille note because of > >connectivity, and that you can use audible.com and other Pocket PC > >apps that the bn doesn't allow for. Does it have an accessible > >telnet client so I could pull the install off that way, or should > >I just use the rh 8.0 bootnet.img and point the http to the > >appropriate directory for 9 on redhat's server? I may give it a > >try anyways, sort of updated some gnu stuff manually to attempt > >gnopernicus, but am having trouble with glib and gtk and autoconf and > > cspi, and other stuff like that. What would I need to do to 9 to prepare > > for gnopernicus to install? I have the script someone sent, errors > >out on 8.0, think I need to ad the all important #!/bin/sh > > line to the top, but the compiles error out on 8.0, > >choking on autoconf not being the right version when trying to > >compile gtk or glib, since gnopernicus needs a later lib than 8.0 > >provides. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list