Radical NetSurfer writes: > Seems like that error -999 has been there for a very > long time now. Let's clarify. Some people run into it, most don't. I can't 100% answer, but it seems the most common reason is incorrectly created media. The advice is to run media check before attempting to install. That step should not be skipped. > I also could not install Speakup's FC-5 at all. > Some people seem to have luck if they access the DVD > from a networked system; however not all of us have > more than one PC handy to do that kind of install. > I just do not understand why Speakup's installation > works this way. > > > I have, however, installed the Fedora Core version of > FC-6. I was very disappointed that many of the > Preferences applications do not function properly. > Some are very sluggish to respond, some do not seem to > work at all. It is a problem that FC people are aware > of. > I did not encounter this with FC-5, so I am not going > to use FC-6 until more information is forthcoming. > I was going to practice installing the Speakup Orgs > special FC-6 kernel and teach myself how to toggle > between it and the original kernel. > > > --- Janina Sajka <janina at rednote.net> wrote: > > > MOdified Installation HOWTO and on our web page. > > > > Danny Crone writes: > > > Hello everyone. While installing Fedora, I got > > the error, > > > that the open office.org package was corrupt. > > Then there was the > > > message, "Please insert Fedora disk -99 to > > contenue." > > > All disks came from speakupmodified.org, were > > downloaded using Mac > > > yesterday, and were burned by a Macintosh using > > disk utility. > > > > > > What does this error mean? What should be done > > about this? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.595.7777 > > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC > > http://CapitalAccessibility.Com > > > > Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell > > phone in the U.S. and Canada--Go to > > http://ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > > > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group > > (FSG) > > janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. > Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.595.7777 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada--Go to http://ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org
