1. Configure grub to beep or better yet to play a tune when it displays the grub menu. This will let you know that at least it got that far. Plus, it will help you know when to press a key to fall back to the old kernel. Instructions for getting grub to play a beep are in /etc/default/grub on a debian system. 2. Configure a serial console. Its not that difficult to configure a serial console (google it) but the main drawback is that you need a null modem cable and another computer. Depending on your resources, those might not be handy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Hudson" <captinlogic@xxxxxxxxx> To: <Speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 10:03 AM Subject: testing installation > Is there a way, short of booting a new kernel blindly, to test that the > speakup install actually worked? I"d hate to be stuck on a boot screen > with no idea what's happening. > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >
