yes I have roxio though and every time I try to burn it, it locks up my computer. I found some software to unpack the iso file but when I burn them to a cd and try and open the cd it is inaccessible. -----Original Message----- From: Alex Snow [mailto:alex_snow@xxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:40 PM To: 'speakup at braille.uwo.ca' Subject: RE: Installing Linux with Speakup Hi. Do you have a winblows box with a cd burner running something like adaptech or nero? Just use them to burn a cd using the iso image. -- A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up yours!" On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Montemayor, Kateri wrote: > Unfortunately this company is non-profit and does not want to spend money on > the software. That is why they want to use Linux. And the How to on the > speakup site does not tell you how to put it on the cd. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Janina Sajka [mailto:janina at rednote.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:42 AM > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: Installing Linux with Speakup > > > Montemayor, Kateri writes: > > > > I downloaded the ISO images but cannot get them burned to a cd or > > unpacked.Do you know how to do this? > > > You don't "unpack" them. That's not what they're for. The HOWTO explains > in great detail how to create a CD ROM from these files. It also > explains how to install directly from these files without ever creating > a CD ROM. > > The images on the Speakup site are, however, out of date. Even though > you've gone to the trouble of downloading them, you'd be better served > to get a shrink-wrapped copy of Red Hat 8.0 at your favorite computer > software store or on the net. Just make sure you get Red Hat 8.0. > Everything you need will be inside the box. Then you can install the > latest and greatest following the instructions in the HOWTO. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Janina Sajka [mailto:janina at rednote.net] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 3:02 PM > > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > Subject: Re: Installing Linux with Speakup > > > > > > Use the HOWTO at: > > > > http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/HOWTO_INSTALL.html > > > > Please just ignore all the references to Red Hat 7.3. If you ignore > > those, and the urls that point to 7.3 iso images and docs, the rest is > > still relevant for Red Hat 8.0 > > > > You'll need more RAM. I believe 32 is minimum to install Red Hat. > > > > > > Montemayor, Kateri writes: > > > From: "Montemayor, Kateri" <KMontemayor at cs.devry.edu> > > > > > > To All, > > > I am not sure who to send this to but I need help! I am part of the > > > AITP club at Devry University in Colorado Springs,CO. and we volunteered > > to > > > help the VISI organization by putting Linux with Speakup software on > some > > > donated computers. The computers are 486 and probably 16megs of ram.I > can > > > get more ram if I need. The hard drives are about 2gig. The problem is > > that > > > I do not know much about Linux and nothing about the speakup software. I > > do > > > have redhat 8 and 7.2. If anyone can give me detailed information on how > > to > > > install Linux with Speakup on these machines. Or if it can even be done > it > > > would be greatly appreciated. > > > Thank you, > > > Kateri Montemayor > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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