Hello, the only way I know of installing debian is doing this. 1. insert net install cd. 2. type "install brltty=driver,device,table Mine would look like this install brltty=bn,ttyS0,text.brf.tbl that should be right for a an install using a braille note. I'm not sure what type of device you have, but typing install brltty and then your parameters as specified should be sufficient. I hope this helps, Alonzo On Sun, 2008-09-14 at 20:03 -0500, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > I'm wondering if anybody has done this and can tell me the steps to the > point where one types at the boot prompt. > > I have a thinkpad T23 and have decided to put linux on it since I have > windows running elsewhere in vmware fusion. I can't boot from the cd in > the traditional way unless I get somebody to go into the bios for me. I > was amazed when I inserted the cd on my Win xp system and found that a > setup dialog came up. The initial setup for the installer is easy to > follow; i did it with windoweyes. However, when the machine reboots and > one > has to choose between the debian installer and the existing windows > installation, I'm not sure how to proceed. the first time I did it, I must > have had beginner's luck, because while I didn't correctly find the boot > prompt--to enter brltty parameters in this case--I was able to hear when > the installer was fully loaded, switch with alt-f2 and hit enter and enter > brltty information, and when brltty came up, switch back to the installer > with alt-f1. Unfortunately this was only a trial run to see if it could be > done; I wasn't through rescuing important items from the XP system. I > figured if I had done it right once, I could do it again. But I can't!!! I > have tried and tried, now that i am ready to install, to replicate my > previous success, but to no avail. I even thought maybe my cd had become > dammaged and burned a fresh one. I thought all I had done the first time > was arrow down once when it rebooted and hit enter two or three times, of > course the time frame of those actions has become a bit hazzy after > several unsuccessful tries. I've googled and looked at the debian > installation manual but of course, unless you find the post of another > blind person, it is assumed such detailed instructions are not necessary. > I even thought uninstalling the Debian directory that setup puts on the > Windows system before each try might help but it didn't make any > difference. If anybody has done this and can give me the concrete steps to > try to follow, I'd really appreciate it. This is the Lenny Beta 2 netinst > I am using. > > Tia. > >
