Here is what the rw and ro options are for. RW allows you to load Linux with read write permitions. The ro option sets the permition to read only. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Baechler" <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 1:20 AM Subject: Re: DEC Express problem > Hello Adam. I have at least a temporary batch file solution in place. > However, perhaps I was unclear. I do not need to know how to set up the > batch file, but what command line to pass to the kernel. I assume, then, > that I should pass the root paramter, followed by ro for read only and the > synthesizer setup, right? On my system, it is root=/dev/hda8 which is a > logical drive. That is probably why lilo would not work. I have never > found any clear documentation on why I would make it rw or ro when passing > to the kernel. This seems to effect the file system somehow and I know > not to use ro with umsdos, but am not sure otherwise. It seems to read > and write fine regardless. > > The DEC Express problem I mentioned seems to be a new thing with version > 0.10. I never had that problem before and there seems to be no way around > it. I can temporarily reset it by echoing "p" to /proc/speakup/voice but > as soon as I shut up speech it resets itself again. I would like some way > around this short of compiling a kernel until I have more experience on > the admin end. > > Yes, I am positive that lilo would not work. I installed it twice and it > always bombed out. I have worked around the problem by copying a working > kernel to the Windows end and using loadlin. If I hold down "z" while > rebooting, I have a program which I wrote to automatically exit the > standard autoexec.bat and switch to Linux instead. I will compile and > upload it if anyone else is interested. > > Also, Adam, have you got a2 (the Apple II emulator) working under Linux? > I know it compiles, but has a bad habbit of constantly repeating track and > sector information. There is a patch to fix that or a line to remove or > something, but I am not sure what it is. If you could please look into > this I would appreciate it. Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
