But Janina how do I specify the mount point that the system wants? Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 2:30 PM Subject: Re: Linux installation > > Richard: > > The diskdruid doesn't speak as well as most of the rest of the > installation program. But, you found that out already. Essentially, you > need to work smart when you use it. The problem is an old familiar one, if > memory serves me correctly. Namely, the cursor is always routed back to > the top of the page--so you have to be careful that you're actually where > you think you are. Your friend is the dot on the numeric keypad. It will > tell you where your audio cursor is. So, take a bearing after doing any > action via the tab key or after typing in data. Then, you can move around > the screen with the screen review functions of speakup to double check. > > Now, how it works ... > > It's a grid. The various partitions are in a column at the left. There's > an asterisk to the left of the partition designation. One of the other > colums allows you to check "fill up remaining space" and diskdruid will > just use whatever's left on that disk. > > Use your tab key to move left and right from field to field. When you're > in the list of available partitions=--the first column--arrow down to the > partition you want. Again, you may have to plan in advance and just count. > But, you can check before you go further because you can look for the > asterisk. > > Personally, I hate this part of the install because it is so important and > so unfriendly to speech. Can you say inaccessible? > On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, > Richard Villa wrote: > > > Well folks, > > > > I have tried to get the system loaded and have a couple of questions. > > > > 1. When I get to the section that deals with partitioning, it the install > > allows me to choose the app I want for partitioning. I choose the first > > utility but am at a loss as to how to specify the mount that the install > > wants. What do I have to type other than the slash? > > > > 2. How do I tell the utility that I want to use hdb and that I want to use > > the entire drive? > > > > Richard > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, > Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.html > > Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther > King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at > http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > > Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/technology/accessapp.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
