Indeed, Kenny. I missed this most salient point. Does Debian even have an mkinitrd command? I don't recall that it does. I know it's a script on Fedora. Kenny Hitt writes: > Hi. Your HOWTO won't help him because he's using Debian. > Not sure why he thinks a HOWTO for installing Fedora can be used to install > Debian. > > Kenny > > should be followed > On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 09:12:53PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote: > > Suggest you check things more carefully. > > > > 1.) The instructions in the Fedora HOWTO that name /mnt/sysimage > > explicitly state that you do this at the end of an installation of the > > Speakup Modified Fedora Core. This is not the same as installing a new > > kernel in an existing installation of Fedora. > > > > 2.) If you want specific help, please be more specific about what > > you did and the precise error message. Your comment that "-v -f" doesn't > > exist is just plain wrong. These options most certainly do exist for the > > mkinitrd command. Many of us usetje, regularly. > > > > 3.) Please check your typing. It's Fedora with an 'e,' for example. > > Is it possible sloppy typing is the source of your problems with these > > commands as well? > > > > Sean M McMahon writes: > > > This sort goes with my thread from last week, changing synths under > > > speakup. I installed the new kernel-image-2.4.26-speakup but when I went > > > to make a new a new initrd using mkinitrd and the instructions provided > > > in the fadora howto, mkinitrd complained there was no -v or -f option. The > > > fadora also tells you to go to a directory called /mnt/sysimage which > > > doesn't exist on my system. If anyone knows the debian way to do any of > > > this please help. Sean > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Chair > > Accessibility Workgroup > > Free Standards Group (FSG) > > > > janina at freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040
