Why so many cables? I thought you could just use a null modem cable, and plug this into com1 of both computers? Saqib > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Tom and > Esther Ward > Sent: 14 January 2004 13:01 > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: New > > Hi, what you want to do is totally possible. The method I > will explain below is one I have used to install several > versions of Red hat, and I am going to assume Fedora supports > this method as well. > System requirements: two computers, two nine pin female to 25 > pin male serial cables, a 25 pin to 25 pin female to female > null modem, and a 25 pin male to 25 pin female serial gender > adapter, and either a dos or Window's terminal software such > as terraterm pro or commo. > I'm assuming you are using MS window's on a system so you > will want to download a free copy of terraterm pro and the > Jaws scripts or Window Eyes set files for terraterm. > Now, link all the cables, null modem, and adapter together, > and plug each end into com 1 on each computer. > Load your screen reader, install any sets or scripts that are > needed, and launch terraterm pro, and tell it to terminal to com1. > If your booting from cdrom insert your cd in the drive, start > the computer, and you will here it spin up. Enter this > command from the computer where you are installing Linux and > not the one with the terminal software: > linux text console=ttyS0 > Then, press enter. > If booting from floppy you will here two or three cranks of > the floppy, at which point you enter the command from the > installation computer: > linux text console=ttyS0 > After some time Jaws/Window Eyes should begin announcing text > on the screen and reading the installation to you. > At this point you go to the computer with the terraterm on > it, and complete the installation with some speech. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
