I appologise, the pacstrap command should be pacstrap /mnt base alsa espeakup /mnt is the directory where you have your new partition mounted. On Mon, 10 Feb 2014, Kelly Prescott wrote: > Peter, You should use the root password you set when you used the passwd > command. > Does the system come up talking when you boot it? > If not, then you probably did not install espeakup and alsa. > When you used the pacstrap command, it should have been > pacstrap base alsa espeakup > You can send me direct email if you need more assistance with this as it is > not specifically speakup related. > > On Mon, 10 Feb 2014, Peter Tesar wrote: > >> Hello ArchLinux users, >> >> >> I have just installed the Talking ArchLinux to my hard drive. I used the >> live CD to boot and followed the beginners guide to the best of my >> ability. >> >> I have the Grub menu but I cannot login to Linux because of the request >> for a login and password. >> >> While in the chroot part of the installation, I set the root password >> using 'passwd'. I used this information to login to my installed system. >> It doesn't work. >> >> Am I being asked for the root that I entered during the install process? >> >> The guide is somewhat extensive. It contains information that is either >> confusing, not explained (locale) or irrelevant to my situation >> (wireless). I had to read between the lines and make guesses. >> >> I generated the locale but did not edit it. I ignored the steps that >> referred to host, the hardware clock etc. Perhaps I missed the part that >> is causing my problem. >> >> The guide instructs to exit the chroot and reboot. The guide does not >> explain what the login process will be. Am I to login as root or as a >> user? >> >> Also, there is no Speakup active for the login process. Will this always >> be the case? Will I always have to login at startup? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Peter Tesar >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at linux-speakup.org >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
