Install from floppy with DoubleTalk LT
David Baker
dbaker3@tampabay.rr.com
Wed, 12 Apr 2000 06:52:20 -0400
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BFA44B.A607E160
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Dave,
I guess I should say I'm attempting to install the full Slackware install
from a CD. It's an IDE CD-Rom, so what would most likely be the device name
and/or command to type? Seems like I've seen this before, but can't
remember where that was.
Once I do this, will the talking Speakup kernel on the floppy get installed
into the new kernel on the hard drive?
Thanks for the help,
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On
Behalf Of Dave Hunt
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 9:01 PM
To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
Subject: RE: Install from floppy with DoubleTalk LT
Dave,
If you're installing Zipspeak, you need not reformat the hard drive on
which you want to install. If you unzip the 'zipspeak.zip' to your hard
drive (preserving the structure), the system is installed. You'll find it
all in the top-level directory called "linux". Once unzipped, the system is
installed.
If you wish to run the system from a cd, you will need to specify the cd's
device name at the kernel's boot prompt (when it beeps). Assuming a SCSI cd
drive, you could try something like "mount root=/dev/stb1", assuming your
zip drive is "/dev/sta4"(mine is). I don't recommend running the system
from a cd, as it is read-only. Or, do you plan to move the directories for
"syslog", etc??
Good Luck,
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca
[mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of David Baker
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 8:30 PM
To: SpeakUp Mailing List
Subject: Install from floppy with DoubleTalk LT
Hello,
I used Rawrite to create a boot floppy with the ltlk.img file.
That talks fine booting up, and I have used the ZipSpeak package on a
zip drive. However, I'm trying to install from CD onto a new system. It
could not mount the CD on boot-up, and gave a Kernel Panic error at the end.
Should I format the hard drive first? It's currently a DOS partition. Is
there anything I should type at the beep as the system boots?
This is my first time out in the unix realm. Any help you can give
would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave
------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BFA44B.A607E160
Content-Type: text/html;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" =
http-equiv=3DContent-Type>
<META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.3013.2600" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D240564910-12042000>Dave,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D240564910-12042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D240564910-12042000>I=20
guess I should say I'm attempting to install the full Slackware install =
from a=20
CD. It's an IDE CD-Rom, so what would most likely be the device =
name=20
and/or command to type? Seems like I've seen this before, but =
can't=20
remember where that was. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D240564910-12042000>Once I=20
do this, will the talking Speakup kernel on the floppy get installed =
into the=20
new kernel on the hard drive? </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D240564910-12042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D240564910-12042000>Thanks=20
for the help,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D240564910-12042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D240564910-12042000>Dave</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca=20
[mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]<B>On Behalf Of</B> Dave=20
Hunt<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 11, 2000 9:01 PM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
speakup@braille.uwo.ca<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Install from floppy with =
DoubleTalk LT<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40205500-12042000>Dave,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40205500-12042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D40205500-12042000>If=20
you're installing Zipspeak, you need not reformat the hard drive on =
which you=20
want to install. If you unzip the 'zipspeak.zip' to your hard =
drive=20
(preserving the structure), the system is installed. You'll find =
it all=20
in the top-level directory called "linux". Once unzipped, the =
system is=20
installed.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40205500-12042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D40205500-12042000>If=20
you wish to run the system from a cd, you will need to specify the =
cd's device=20
name at the kernel's boot prompt (when it beeps). Assuming a =
SCSI cd=20
drive, you could try something like "mount root=3D/dev/stb1", assuming =
your zip=20
drive is "/dev/sta4"(mine is). I don't recommend running the =
system from=20
a cd, as it is read-only. Or, do you plan to move the =
directories for=20
"syslog", etc??</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40205500-12042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D40205500-12042000>Good=20
Luck,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40205500-12042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40205500-12042000>Dave</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40205500-12042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca =
[mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]<B>On=20
Behalf Of</B> David Baker<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 11, 2000 =
8:30=20
PM<BR><B>To:</B> SpeakUp Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Install =
from floppy=20
with DoubleTalk LT<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40302400-12042000>Hello,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40302400-12042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D40302400-12042000>I =
used Rawrite to=20
create a boot floppy with the ltlk.img file. =
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D40302400-12042000>That talks fine=20
booting up, and I have used the ZipSpeak package on a zip =
drive. =20
However, I'm trying to install from CD onto a new system. It =
could not=20
mount the CD on boot-up, and gave a Kernel Panic error at the =
end. =20
Should I format the hard drive first? It's currently a DOS=20
partition. Is there anything I should type at the beep as the =
system=20
boots? </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40302400-12042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D40302400-12042000>This is my first=20
time out in the unix realm. Any help you can give would be=20
appreciated. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40302400-12042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40302400-12042000>Thanks,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40302400-12042000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D40302400-12042000>Dave</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D770032201-26022000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BFA44B.A607E160--