Actually, I'd trying to learn as juch about linux as I can, so I'd like to try and patch and compile the kernel myself. Couple of questions: : we're running redhat 6.2.1 with kernel 2.2.19. What does the redhat version number signify? When examining the README in /usr/src/linux and the associated Changes file in the kernel subdirectory, it mentions a command called insmod. I don't have it. What is it and where do I get it? Is there a document I should read to further this process? I think I have a decent understanding of what I'm doing inprinciple, I just don't know where things live and their names. Incidentally, what do yu-all do about linux cryptic commands and speech? I've gotten used to long filenames, and labeled controls - going back to unpronouncible command names etc is just kind of painful. Thanx in advance. Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: 16 May, 2001 5:43 PM Subject: Re: speakup/install failed Rich: If you're able to download the iso images at ftp://speakup.octothorp.org, you'll be ahead of the game. Bill Acker has patched speakup into the current Redhat install very nicely. You'll get a fully accessible install--well except for the first prompt where there is no speech and you have to indicate your synthesizer. But after that prompt, the install is accessible and the speech is built in. It's by far the easiest coarse. I heartily recommend it. On Wed, 16 May 2001, Rich Caloggero wrote: > I'm trying to install speakup-0.10a on redhat kernel 2.2.19. > I put the speakup sources under /usr/src and copied the source tree for > linux-2.2.19 into linux. I entered the speakup source directory at > /usr/src/speakup-0.10a and typed ./install and got this mess: > [summary: lots of errors about expected binary operator ] > ./installPatching version v22 > Creating .orig files [./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > ] done. > Patching files [p./install: ${writeloc//^/\/}: bad substitution > ] done. > Copying files [c./install: ${writeloc//^/\/}: bad substitution > ] done. > speakup-0.10a# > > Help. > > Rich > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 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