Thanks, Luke. It's chattering now, so I guess I'm on my way installing. Where was I stuck? I tried to hand edit syslinux.cfg to add xpeakup_synth=XXX, noting that "linux" was the default kernel. I doublechecked and didn't find errors. So, I re-imaged the resc1440.bin floppy and entered 'boot speakup_synth=dtlk' by hand. Search me. I should think the other would also have worked, but that's academic to me at this point. PS: I did look at the docs before posting. There's nothing at all in the woody directory--except the warning to not select any keymap whatsoever. And, of course the Debian docs don't refer to a Speakup option--not that the process is all that different from other distros. Luke Davis writes: > From: Luke Davis <ldavis at shellworld.net> > > Janina > > When I asked these questions, you told me several times to RTFM. I'll see > if I can avoid telling you that, but it is implied...:) > > rescue.bin > root.bin > drv1.bin > ... > drv5.bin > > I would suggest the ext3 rescue.bin. > > After rescue.bin boots (takes about two seconds from end of POST), enter: > > linux speakup_synth=xxxxxx > > Press enter, wait until your disk stops moving (about two minutes), insert > the next disk, and press enter again. > When that disk finishes loading (you should be speaking by now), you'll > get a lot of missing module warnings, and eventually the setup program > will start. > > Luke > > > On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > I have an old machine I want to use as a terminal, mostly. It doesn't > > have much RAM or HD, so Debian seems to make the most sense with its > > minimal system requirements. > > > > So, I have logged onto the speakup site where I find disks for Woody and > > for Potato. Since I want to be up to date, I'm trying to use the Woody > > floppy disk images--but I'm not clear on how I'm supposed to launch the > > installation and supply the synthesizer keyword for my internal > > Doubletalk. > > > > What I see there is several versions of a root.bin floppy, and five drv > > diskettes. Also, there's a rescue image. What's the sequence? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
