Hi Kerry, Thanks for this excellent detailed answer. While I have not as of yet read the update Sam referenced in his later note, your explanation helps very much. Honestly I find the debian documentation very well written and easy to understand. I only wish that I could likewise find a single downloadable copy of the manual. one of the terrific tings about lynx is that I can email pages to myself constructing the sections I need. Had to smile at the capable reference. if Debian developers require it, I are say they provide an accessible capable browser in the distribution smiles. thanks again, Karen On Mon, 23 Apr 2012, Kerry Hoath wrote: > > Ok I am responding to this section of your message: > > archive mirror selection, type '<' to get back to main menu, change > the priority to lowest, enter the mirror selection part again, and then > > The debian installer is a menu based system. Generally it selects the next > and default option you want to use based on what you have done so far so for > example first you configure a language then you configure a keyboard. > You can do the steps out of order, and in fact changing the priority is an > option toward the bottom of the menu that you can execute out of sequence > which will then influence the next steps of the install. > > You need to change the order of steps once the installer guides you to the > select mirror archive section which is what is being stated in the Readme. > > At this point you hit < to go back to the main menu, select the priority > option then return to your mirror selection. > > Do keep in mind that Linux distributions are complicated animals with widely > varying documentation which ranges from excellent to poor. > Generally the Debian documentation is rather good, although it is often > required to look up stuff on the net with a capable browser. > Note capable here is defined as a browser capable of rendering javascript and > supporting session cookies as many of the forum sites require these. > > Others on this list can speak regarding the chalenges of configuring Orca and > Gnome or other GUI based accessibility, I only have experience with server > admin via ssh and a little speakup. > > Regards, Kerry. > > On 23/04/2012 11:37 AM, Karen Lewellen wrote: >> Hi all, >> I have been reading through the debian documentation in general, I admit >> it would have been far simpler to find one file comprising the Debian >> documentation, but I imagine the break down is advantageous if one is >> reading on line. >> I have two questions, one based on >> Samuel's instructions below, so let me start with that. >> I wish to be very specific so as to direct the answer in my desired >> direction. >> In his readme file Samuel writes the following. >> >> >> >> >> > As a replacement, the testing images (i.e. Wheezy) can be downloaded >> > from >> > http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer >> >> As stated earlier, I have the cd image from here, the first disc only. I >> have all of the debian squeeze images on DVD and intend finishing the >> install from my external DVD drive >> Samuel said in a prior note that this will be possible as debian does >> not care where the install is coming from. I still have no network, so >> prefer having more debian than having to go back for anything else later. >> I have a question about the below sentence however. >> Again from the readme file... >> >> >> >> , and just before >> > archive mirror selection, type '<' to get back to main menu, change >> > the priority to lowest, enter the mirror selection part again, and then >> >> Can you be more specific here? I understand from the install manual how >> one changes priority to expert mode. >> where I am unsure is the "just before the mirror archive selection," and >> next, " enter the mirror archive part again." aspect of your instructions? >> This is not part of the manual..so I want to be sure I have in my notes >> what will happen and how to choose to install squeeze once in expert mode. >> >> Thanks, >> Karen >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >
