your sending duplicates ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 7:02 PM Subject: Re: Fedora Telnet install (Part 1 Of 2) > Please pardon the resend of this message, but this has been a much asked > about issue recently. So, I am again addressing this in order to add a > few key points. Given that the Speakup Modified is still not ready, > telnet installation of stock Fedora Core 4 is a viable option--but there > are issues people should know about. > > So, in an effort to get the essential facts into a single message, I'm > resending this note with a few key additions. Of course, here on the > Speakup list, that means two messages because of the message size limit. > > > How To Do A Telnet INstall Of FC4 -- Part 1 Of 2 > > 1.) Follow the guidance in the Speakup Modified Installation HOWTO for FC3 > up to the point where it talks about what to type at the Boot> prompt. > The guidance provided to that point is still accurate and relevant. > > 2.) At the Boot> prompt issue a command like the following. You will > not have speech feedback during this process, so backspace the entire > line off if you think you have made a mistake, and retype it. It's a lot > of typing, but you need to get all these details in. > > This command must be issued on one line, even though it has probably > been wrapped into at least two lines in this message. > > text telnet ip=[ip.address] netmask=[netmask] gateway=[gateway.address] > ksdevice=[ethernet.device] > > Example: > > text telnet ip=192.168.33.123 netmask=255.255.255.0 > gateway=192.168.33.254 ksdevice=/dev/eth1 > > All on one line, of course. > > In the above ksdevice refers to your ethernet device designation. You > can leave this part out if the machine you're installing on has only one > ethernet device (namely /dev/eth0). But, if you're installing on a > computer with multiple devices, e.g. a portable computer with a wired > ethernet port and builtin wireless ethernet, you will be prompted > inaccessibly on screen for the ethernet device the Fedora installer > should use if you don't just tell the installer up front which one to > use with the ksdevice designation. So, be sure to include it. If in > doubt, use it and try ksdevice=/dev/eth0. > > 3.) Then, ping the ip address you provided with your command. When you get > a response, telnet to it. > > TIP: If you are on Linux, use alarm ping, e.g.: > > ping -a 192.168.33.123 > > When your ping starts singing, it's time to telnet to the installation. > > telnet 192.168.33.123 > > Be aware that it takes some time for the telnet server to get loaded and > become available. The installation must first load its various drivers > and this will take some time--perhaps a few minutes. > > [Continued in a subsequent message] > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.5/67 - Release Date: 8/9/2005 > >
