USB tricks would be cool, if someone wouldn't mind throwing them in. I have a laptop that isn't exactly screenless, but the screen dangles by a couple wires. I've left it on so the keyboard doesn't fall off. IN short, it's a great laptop (processor, ram, hd), but it would be better with linux. :) I'd like to get software speech with speakup on it, so I can play around and learn the system beyond what I can do with ssh. I'd really like to make linux my stable platform that I do all, if not most of my work on. Thanks, Tyler Littlefield Web: tysdomain.com email: tyler at tysdomain.com My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hallenbeck" <chuckh@xxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:03 PM Subject: booting from CD, shortcuts anyone? > Hi, > > I'm hoping somebody might know some real cool tricks for booting a > laptop from a CD when the BIOS is not set properly. > > I have a screenless laptop from GW-Micro with Windows installed on it, > and want to replace the OS with Linux. It's not convenient to get > sighted help here to reset the BIOS to allow the CD to take access over > the HD, and I bet I am not the first blind guy to have to face this > problem. I don't know the Windows version, and don't know which keys > might interrupt the boot sequence. Any magic tricks someone might share > would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise I guess I'll just have to wait > for the cavalry. > > Thanks, > Chuck > > -- > The Moon is Waning Crescent (40% of Full) > > My web site: www.hallenbeck.ftml.net > See also: www.wedit2.ml1.net > -------- > Please help keep the world clean: others may wish to use it. > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
