Maybe you do and just don't know it. Refresh me again which distribution you installed? Was it Redhat or Debian? If Redhat, did you get the CD ROM files from Bill's ftp site, or from somewhere else? If you did not create a bootable floppy during the installation, you can still get at your linux installation from the installation floppy by going into what is called rescue mode. If you installed a linux with speech on it, it will talk--and you'll be able to do things like install lilo and edit the lilo.conf file. On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Deedra Waters wrote: > at this point I don't have access to the linux partision at all. unless we > load it from the cd which doesn't bring up speech > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at afb.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 12:20 PM > Subject: Re: a few things > > > > Grub is not as accessible as lilo. Don't know what your Windows problem > > was, but I've not seen Windows problems based on lilo, myself. What kind > > of Windows problems? What Windows? > > > > My advice is to put lilo back as your boot loader--or use the commercial > > program System Commander which knows a lot about Windows and handles > > linux, too. But, lilo is free and System Commander isn't. > > > > PS: You did create a bootable floppy during your linux install, didn't > > you? Can you boot linux using that floppy? > > On Thu, 6 Sep > > 2001, Deedra Waters wrote: > > > > > we tried this and that didn't work. So we tried installing grub > instead... > > > but then we got the error with windows. still not sure what we're > missing. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Kirk Wood" <cpt.kirk at 1tree.net> > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 9:02 AM > > > Subject: Re: a few things > > > > > > > > > > RE-install lilo. When it comes to the boot menu, pressing tab will > give > > > > you the options. You must type in any option other then the > > > > default. The default will be marked with an astrick. You can change > the > > > > default by editing lilo.conf found in /etc then running lilo from a > > > > command prompt. > > > > > > > > ======= > > > > Kirk Wood > > > > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > > > > > > > > The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when open. > > > > If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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.asp > > > > 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/accessapp.asp > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- 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.asp 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/accessapp.asp
