Hi: More information would be very helpful. I know it's a pain, but we should be able to figure this out. As I understand you, this happens during package installation, which comes after the disk has finished formatting, correct? On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Liz Hare wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > I'm a newbie installing RedHat for the first time, thanks to Janina, who > provided me with the CDs. > > There is a problem with the installation, it gets to one package (Something > about USB, but unfortunately I didn't write that down) and stops. It tells > me to hit enter to try again. THe problem is that it never works, and it > doesn't give me any other options, like getting this package and installing > it later. I have to abort the installation because all it will let me do > is try getting this package again. (I suspect there's a problem with the > disc, although it also offered the possibility of a bad package.) > > I don't have a fast connection so Ican't download a whole new disk. > > > What I"m wondering now is, how hard is it really to buy the RedHat CDs, > install them, and then install Speakup. The Speakup website says you > should have some experience playing with the kernel, which I don't have. I > realize I will also have to hijack a pair of eyeballs for a few hours. > > Liz > > > > Liz Hare, Ph.D. > Research Associate > Animal Breeding and Genetics Group > B47 Morrison Hall > Cornell University > Ithaca, NY 14853 > (607) 255 2380 > eh51 at cornell.edu > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
