Hmm, do me a favor and tell me what kernel version is on the rescue disks, I think its 2.2.18, but I don't remember. On Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 09:27:46PM -0000, Georgina Joyce wrote: > Hi > > What is the kernel version used? I'm sure that it said that it was 2.2.17 > but modprobe is looking for modules in 2.2.18. > > Cheers. > Gena > > gena at visson.freeserve.co.uk g.joyce at uclan.ac.uk > > http://www.visson.freeserve.co.uk > > Mobile Telephone Number 07951 196268 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Tommy Moore > Sent: 02 February 2001 02:10 > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: Installing Debian > > > Hi, how's it going? Um, when I made the debian install disks a few weeks ago > I was told that there were some module dependancies that were messed up and > the pcmcia modules needed to be recompiled for everything to work. > Um, Matt fixed the drivers.tgz file, but the drivers-udma66.tgz file was > never fixed, neither were the floppy images. > Hey Matt, can you tell me how you fixed the drivers.tgz file so that the > others on the speakup site can be repaired. > hehe. > > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 04:53:00PM -0000, Georgina Joyce wrote: > > Hi > > > > I wondered if anyone could help. I've attempted to install the Debian > > distro being careful that I get the right files from the speakup site. > > These are the udma66 disks for the dectlk. > > > > However, I've downloaded the files 3 times thinking that my problem was > > because IE wasn't downloading the files correctly. For my last attempt I > > used FTP Explorer, which usually is okay. > > > > However, I can get through the installing process, from a MS DOS partition > > without any problem, although during the boot up process, it complains > that > > modprobe can't find some modules. After installing lilo and creating a > boot > > up disk, I reboot, as requested. But I can't get any speech. I cannot > > remember the command to tell the kernel that speakup is to use com1 or > > ttyS0, if that is what I require. > > > > Therefore, could someone tell me of the syntax of the command I need to > pass > > to the kernel, if that is what I need? If not, could someone tell me what > I > > need to do? > > > > Obviously I've had to remove the mbr but I think that the boot up disk > will > > work but if not, I'll have to start from the beginning again. > > > > Gena > > > > gena at visson.freeserve.co.uk g.joyce at uclan.ac.uk > > > > http://www.visson.freeserve.co.uk > > > > Mobile Telephone Number 07951 196268 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
