Willem, Thanks, relieves my panic. Running Debian wheezy Tom Fowle On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 10:22:49AM +0200, Willem van der Walt wrote: > You are correct that you should be able to pick your currently > running kernel from the grub menu. > Somewhat generic instructions would be. > When the machine starts, move with the arrow down to stop the boot > of the default OS. > Then select the one you want to boot with the arrows and enter on > the desird one. > Since you are still on the machine, You can change the default so > that it will again boot with your currently running kernel next > time. > how to do this might differ depending what flavor of Linux you are > running. > HTH, Willem > > On Fri, 13 Oct 2017, Tom Fowle wrote: > > >[The e-mail server of the sender could not be verified (SPF Record)] > > > >In attempting to upgrade a single package, elinks, I somehow upgraded the > >whole system > >I believe to 3.2.0-4-686-pae > >that's the login version number, maybe not the upgraded version. > > > >Without rebooting, it still works with doubletalk and brltty. > > > >I assume after reboot with new system the doubletalk will no longer work. > > > >Do I remember there is some way by selecting older kernel at grub boot time, > >that the older kernel with doubletalk can still fly. > > > >I have sighted help. > >what do we look for when rebooting? > > > >If that's wrong, do I have any other options to save the doubletalk system > >beyond re-installing old version of wheezie from CD? > > > >Also considering a new mini desktop like the mintbox mini from > >Fit-PC. Any experience with this type of system? > >This one has an RS232 port for my Alva. But then I'd have to put up with > >espeak! Poor little blind one! <GRIN> > >Thanks for any help, comments about luddites will not be taken amiss! > ><GRIN> > >Tom Fowle > >P.S. I'm not turning this box off till forced, but we had power flicker a > >while back, so things are tense! <GRIN> > >sorry for babble. > >Tom Fowle > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
