Thanks, David. I also don't think it likely--but it is an appropriate first step, and I appreciate your help on it. Clearly, it won't be a talking boot. I should have been clear about that up front, though I suspect you're aware of it. David Bruzos writes: > Hello Janina: > I will download the official FC3 disc1.iso and test the machines that > will not boot with the speakup-modified distro. I will send a message > to the list letting everyone know what I found out. However, I don't > think that I will find the same problem, because I have not seen many > reports of this type of thing on the Internet. I have the DVD version > of the official FC3 and it boots just fine. > > I just need some time to do the download... > > Thanx! > > David B. > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 06:05:56PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote: > > Thank you for the explanation. Though it's certainly not the news we'd > > like to hear, it's important to know the problem with clarity. > > > > Question ... Might you have the wherewithall to check disc1 from one of > > the original, stock Fedora mirrors? > > > > It is also curious that a disk made from boot.iso would work, where > > disc1 does not. I believe Nick said this. > > > > Thanks for the report. > > > > David Bruzos writes: > > > Hello all: > > > I am making this post in adition to one that I just made, because I > > > think this is important and want everyone that should see it to see it. > > > > > > Anyway, I downloaded the FC3 CD images the other day and made the four > > > cd's. I checked the md5sums and they were the same. > > > However, the first disc will only boot on two of my four > > > machines. I don't it is a problem with a type of cdrom-drive, because I > > > put multiple (different) cdrom-drives in my computer to try to get it > > > to boot and had no luck. I even recorded the first disc on a > > > different type of CD > > > media, but the results were the same. So, I ended up installing FC3 on > > > my laptop, because my destop machine would not boot from CD 1. > > > > > > Also important to note: I have never had any problems booting to > > > CD from any of these machines. I made sure that they were properly > > > configured to boot from CD in the BIOS and I tested it with another > > > bootable CD. So, I know they are working properly. > > > > > > Thanx again! > > > > > > > > > David B. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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
