What ever happened to Matt's look at linux stuff on acbradio anyway? I learned a good deal from that series, and am wondering what happened to it. Also, he seems to have disappeared from his email address, because I emailed him a while ago and asked him and haven't got a reply. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Barnes" <ed.barnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 6:50 PM Subject: Re: seeking opinions on debian install > Hi there, thanks for sending this, I did download the mp3 files and > listened and was quite impressed with Matt's work. > I unfortunately however haven't yet put any of the things I learned into > practice by setting up a machine here though. > Thanks much. > Ed Barnes > > At 04:18 PM 10/03/2002, you wrote: > >Hi Ed. > >That's a similar setup as I got. Except for the faster chip and larger hd. > >I would listen to this MP3 I found that walks you threw the installation of > >Debian. It's at ftp://linux-speakup.org/pub/linux/goodies/audio-files and > >the file names are "debinstall_1.mp3" and "debinstall_2.mp3". > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ed Barnes" <ed.barnes at janus.northatlantic.nf.ca> > >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > >Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 10:54 AM > >Subject: seeking opinions on debian install > > > > > > > Hi folks. > > > > > > A couple of weeks ago, shortly after I joined the list, I queried you > >folks > > > who are more knowledgeable regarding a partitioning strategy and some > >other > > > installation options as it pertained to setting up Red Hat 7.2 (modified > > > speakup distro taken from speakup ftp site) on a pentium ii 233 mhz w 64 > >mb > > > of ram. > > > > > > This machine was to be composed of a bunch of old parts that I have here > >at > > > home along with some other contributions acquired from a friend who has > > > just recently upgraded. > > > Anyway, most of the more important parts were coming from my friend Jen, > > > I.E., cpu, case w 250 or 300 w ps, board, heat sink for chip, one of the > > > two Hds, and I think that is about it. > > > > > > Nevertheless, my collection of working comp parts here at home doesn't > > > include a socket 7 board and I haven't had any success finding one locally > > > so if I want to setup a temporary Linux box to play with til I am working > > > and can afford to buy another machine which is more powerful in all > > > respects, it probably won't happen til once I am done school and am > >working > > > at least close too permanently. Timeline gives that to being some time in > > > mid-Summer. > > > So, despite the fact I have a few Pentium class chips around along with > > > loads of 72 pin sims, my temporary Linux box will end up being a 486 dx 66 > > > mhz w 16 mb of ram 16x BTC IDE cd-rom, and a 1.6 gb Fujitsu HD. > > > > > > I have done more reading including looking at the hardware requirements to > > > setup Red Hat 7.2 and Debian 2.2 r 2, the one with speakup built into it. > > > From what I have read and given my marginal hardware at the moment I have > > > decided that Debian 2.2 r 2 "potato" would probably be my best bet. > > > I also read the Debian installation manual because I am a computer geek of > > > sorts and I don't know any Debian users round here and I don't want to > > > totally screw things up. <lol> > > > > > > Any thoughts, recommendations for or against what I've concluded so far. > > > > > > Due to the minimal hd size of /dev/hda I figured I would use one of these > > > partitioning schemes. > > > > > > /dev/hda 1.6 gb fujitsu hd > > > /dev/hda1 > > > / 100 mb > > > /dev/hda2 > > > /usr 700 mb > > > /dev/hda3 > > > /var 400 mb > > > /dev/hda5 (this partition will be one of the ones created in as a logical > > > drive in the extended partition during Linux install, same goes for hda6 > > > and hda7 respectively. > > > /tmp 100 mb > > > /dev/hda6 > > > swap 100 mb > > > /dev/hda7 > > > /home 200 mb > > > > > > From what I've learned from reading the Debian installation manual, would > > > work_std be the best setup kernel type for me to choose given my crappy > > > hardware? See the exerp I've copied from the manual below. > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > Work_std > > > A more stripped-down user machine, without the X window system or X > > > applications. Possibly suitable for a laptop or mobile computer. The size > > > is around > > > 140 MB. (Note that the author has a pretty simple laptop setup including > > > X11 in even less, around 100 MB). > > > > > > <end snip> > > > > > > Also, the most comprehensive kernel choice given the low budget hardware I > > > have would probably be vanila wouldn't it? > > > See snip from manual. > > > > > > begin snip > > > > > > `vanilla' > > > The standard kernel package available in Debian. This includes almost all > > > drivers supported by Linux built as modules, which includes drivers for > >network > > > devices, SCSI devices, sound cards, Video4Linux devices, etc. The > >`vanilla' > > > flavor includes one Rescue Floppy, one root and three Driver Floppies. > > > > > > end snip > > > > > > The other option if you would think it more practical is simply create /, > > > /usr, swap partition, and /home, ditch /tmp and /var, increase size of > >/usr > > > to include enough space for tmp and var dirs to be housed within /usr. > > > I would also not be boxing myself in as much with 7 tiny partitions using > > > this second scheme. > > > So, it would look something like this. > > > /dev/hda is a 1.6 gb hd > > > /dev/hda1 > > > / 100 mb > > > /dev/hda2 > > > swap partition 100 mb > > > /dev/hda3 > > > /home 100 mb > > > /dev/hda4 > > > /usr remaining space on 1.6 gb hard drive > > > > > > For hardware the 486 has as mentioned before the 1.6 gb hd, a 16x BTC > > > cd-rom which is jumperable, 16 mb 30 pin sim ram 4x4, isa or vesa ATI > >video > > > card don't remember which, and a 16 bit isa sound blaster card of some > > > sort. No nics in the box at the moment but I was going to add two 3com > > > 3c509 nics too. > > > Synth is an accent pc. > > > > > > Anyone have any thoughts on whether partitioning scheme 1 or 2 would be > > > vbetter and or anything else I've mentioned. Personally, the more I think > > > it over in my head, as a first-time installer of Linux with limitted > > > resources, I like scheme 2 better. > > > > > > I'd appreciate any and all advice anyone has to offer. > > > You can write to me directly at ed.barnes at janus.northatlantic.nf.ca or > > > edbarnes at superweb.ca, or reply on the list. > > > I've installed the Windows ver of Speak Freely as well til I get a Linux > > > box up and on the go so I could join you folks on the reflector to discuss > > > this if anyone would find this more convenient. > > > Is it still at: lwl.braille.uwo.ca:4074 > > > > > > Thanks all and do have a wonderful Sunday. > > > > > > Ed Barnes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 >
