So, you're booting from a CD ROM that you created from the boot.iso image? First suggestion is to run a md5sum check. But, I'm not sure how you do that without Linux. It might be helpful to get the error messages--at least in part. What hardware are you using? Darragh writes: > From: "Darragh" <lists at digitaldarragh.com> > > I do apologise. In my haste I forgot to make any sence at all. > > I started the installation by typing > Text speakup_synth=APOLO > But I only got about two seconds into where speakup started speaking > before I got about four lines of errors and I was told that it was safe > to reboot. > I also tried typing linux text but I got the same result. > While I could grab a sighted person I tried using the graphicle install > by just hitting enter at the prompt but again nothing happened after the > same point. > Is there any way that I can capture the error messages that I'm getting? > > Again, let me say that I haven't even got into the place where it asks > me what language I want to use. > > Thanks > > > Darragh ? H?iligh > E mail D at digitaldarragh.com > Web site: http://www.digitaldarragh.com > Phone: 087-7912828 > > ************************************************ > This address is private. Unless specifically > Authorized, you may not under any circumstances > Knowingly share it with anyone. > ************************************************ > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka > Sent: 10 November 2003 21:47 > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: Fedora aint workin > > > I don't follow, Darah, please elaborate. > > Are you saying you went through the entirinstallation process but cannot > boot? Or are you saying you cannot get the installer to run? > > If the former, have you gone into single user mode as per my message > this morning to kill firstboot? > > > Darragh writes: > > From: "Darragh" <lists at digitaldarragh.com> > > > > Good evening, > > I just installed the three fedora discs to find that I got about > > thirty seconds into the install before it stopped telling me that it > > was safe to reboot the computer. > > > > There were about four lines of errors just before that that I don't > > remember. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Darragh > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka > Email: janina at rednote.net > Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Director, Technology Research and Development > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > http://www.afb.org > > Chair, Accessibility Work Group > Free Standards Group > http://accessibility.freestandards.org > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Email: janina at rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org