On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 tim.pennick@xxxxxx wrote: > I think you would type 'text append no-scroll', The interactive use of the keyword "append" is dubious at best (see below for details). > If you can edit the 'syslinux.cfg' file, you can > put that in there. Find the line which begins > with the label text, and then simply add the > word no-scroll to the first indented line after > this label which begins with the word 'append'. Yes, "append" is normally used in bootloader config files to add stuff you don't wish to type at the bootprompt each time you boot. Personally, I think that it would be a good idea to post an appropriate replacement for the syslinux.cfg file on some likely sites, for blind/visually impaired newbie users, with all the sensible modifications built in, so that simply typing something like "blind" at the boot prompt would do it all. Maybe that could be the default. Perhaps a batch file to write it to the floppy (and rawrite the floppy image from the CD) should be added, or something like that, using a linux rescue CD or floppy. Another thing that could be added would be a ks.cfg file to pre-select defaults like this: ks.cfg: -- cut here (start) -- install # Configure for no mouse: mouse none # Do text mode install: text # Do not try to configure X (GUI): skipx # Everything will be prompted for normally using the # specified defaults if "interactive" is # uncommented (comment for automated install): interactive # Packages and application groups to install: %packages --resolvedeps # Base text packages will be installed no matter what. # Groups: @ Text-based Internet # Probably only want sound applications instead of # this group: # @ Sound and Video # Individual packages: sox vorbis-tools # ... more text mode sound apps (suggest some). mgetty vim-minimal pine emacspeak zsh %post --interpreter=/bin/bash echo "Running post install add on commands:" # Post install script commands here: # Configure for login prompts (terminals -- # synths or braille) on serial lines, by adding # lines to the end of inittab: cp /etc/inittab /etc/inittab.orig # Copy lines literally onto end of inittab: cat >> /etc/inittab << End-of-inittab-marker # Uncomment for synth on com1: # S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -r -s 9600 ttyS0" # Likewise for synth on com2:" # S1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -r -s 9600 ttyS1" # Put beeps or play a sound in the listed file, to # signal when bootup is complete: # au:2345c:once:/etc/rc.d/boot.notice.audio End-of-inittab-marker # More stuff needed here to put bells at the login # prompt and on boot and shutdown completion, etc. ks.cfg: -- cut here (end) -- Anything else not included but required would be prompted for. I don't believe newbies should have to figure out any details that can be pre-configured (and this kind of help would reduce much noise on this and other lists). Many other details could be pre-scripted, via the "%post" script directive at the end, as indicated. But since I'm not blind, I must leave the details of such a project to others who can figure out what is really appropriate, and test it with adaptive hardware I don't have. But I would be willing to help with the scripting, provided I know what is needed. LCR -- L. C. Robinson reply to no_spam+munged_lcr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx People buy MicroShaft for compatibility, but get incompatibility and instability instead. This is award winning "innovation". Find out how MS holds your data hostage with "The *Lens*"; see "CyberSnare" at http://www.netaction.org/msoft/cybersnare.html _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list