Karen Lewellen, 26.06.2012:
> Hi Lici,
> That was the nicest way to say...get to the point!
> Honestly, I cannot speak to how layout appears for others.
> I actually have the same question when I use, pico, the editor here.
> In google mail there is an option. Wrap lines to fit displayed area?
I
Hi lisi,
Thank you!
what your post shows, and what I honestly stopped trying to express is
this.
There is no such thing as a so called one size fits all blind user.
Like every single aspect of the human experience, sight loss is a 100%
individual thing.
Just like sight presence. to claim that
Hi, Julien!
On Wednesday 13 June 2012 20:42:04 Julien Claassen wrote:
> Debian has much more to offer to me as a blnd
> user and it's more stable. :-)
+1 Much better also for a partially sighted user. I use Lenny with KDE
3.5.10, which is highly configurable, and I have configured it for me!
Hi Lici,
That was the nicest way to say...get to the point!
Honestly, I cannot speak to how layout appears for others.
I actually have the same question when I use, pico, the editor here.
In google mail there is an option. Wrap lines to fit displayed area?
I always say now, since the displayed a
On Wednesday 13 June 2012 19:55:19 Julien Claassen wrote:
> Knoppix did support blind users as well. There is Vinux, which is a Debian
> version specially compiled for blind users.
Julien -
Vinux is based on Ubuntu, not Debian, and I do not like it. I am partially
sighted, not fully blind, but
On Wednesday 13 June 2012 02:47:37 Karen Lewellen wrote:
> Rob,
> I do not work in most popular, because this may or may not mean most
> accessible from a screen reading standpoint, or more flexible from a
> usability standpoint...in my personal dictionary, there is no such thing
> as "most people.
On Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:32:56 +1000, Scott wrote in message
<4fd9a1b8.9050...@gmail.com>:
> On 14/06/12 04:04, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> > On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:27:22 +1000, Scott wrote in message
> > <4fd7de6a.6020...@gmail.com>:
> >
> >> On 13/06/12 04:45, Brian wrote:
> >>> On Tue 12 Jun 2012 at
On Thu 14 Jun 2012 at 13:28:31 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> On 14/06/12 01:45, Curt wrote:
>
> > and once an "expert" you may choose Squeeze as the target distribution.
>
> after choosing the mirrors module during the load installer components
> from cd option (expert mode).
Won't work with a
On Thu 14 Jun 2012 at 13:17:59 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> On 13/06/12 19:29, Brian wrote:
> > On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 10:57:42 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> >
> >> On 13/06/12 04:35, a troll wrote:
> >>>
> >>> By the time the choosing a mirror stage is reached with a netinst image
> >>> or the
On 14/06/12 17:20, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-06-14 at 16:49 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>> My primary concern would be whether the audio chipset is going to be
>> supported
>
> Those old boards perhaps often use AC'97?
Post 1997 - yes (funny that)
AC is just Intel's "standard" (v1 -
On 14/06/12 04:04, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:27:22 +1000, Scott wrote in message
> <4fd7de6a.6020...@gmail.com>:
>
>> On 13/06/12 04:45, Brian wrote:
>>> On Tue 12 Jun 2012 at 16:52:43 +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
>>>
On Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:01:22 +0100, Brian wrote in messag
On 14/06/12 17:46, Curt wrote:
> On 2012-06-14, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>>
>
> I'm snide and curmudgeonly. It could be worse.
Indeed. Best try and stay sane.
If you don't you'd be snide, curmudgeonly, and nuts. Which would make
you some sort of a snack bar. You can see the problem right there
On 14/06/12 17:24, Curt wrote:
> On 2012-06-14, Scott Ferguson
> wrote:
>>
>> Claim?
Hey - if I made a "claim" (actually just agreed with the OPs
information) what sort of specious allegation do we label the d-i and
speakup developers claims?
HINT: I believe it involves inciting jaywalking and w
On 2012-06-14, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>>
>> I may be assuming wrong,
>
> No. But don't let that stop you from being snide.
>
I'm snide and curmudgeonly. It could be worse.
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On 2012-06-13, Brian wrote:
>>
>> Technical evidence that inside the Wheezy installer, in expert mode,
>> prior to partitioning, but after choosing a mirror of the Debian
>> archive, the installer asks which release you wish to install, at which
>> point you may choose Squeeze?
>
> I have presen
On 2012-06-14, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>
> Claim?
Well, there's that other guy trying desperately to find "technical
evidence" against your "empircal data," so I employed a word I hoped
would demonstrate my scientific objectivity in the matter.
> curmudgeonly - says nothing of me, speaks volumes o
On Thu, 2012-06-14 at 16:49 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> My primary concern would be whether the audio chipset is going to be
> supported
Those old boards perhaps often use AC'97? It's supported by ALSA. BIOS
settings might need a check up, dunno. Google found hits regarding to
issues with pulse
On 14/06/12 15:46, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:01:23 -0400 (EDT), Karen wrote in message
> :
>> but there is only so much possible WITH this present box,
Provided you have at least 128MB of RAM there's not much *non-graphical*
"desktop-type" tasks that you *cannot* do.
>> its
On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:01:23 -0400 (EDT), Karen wrote in message
:
> oh my...what have I started?
..nobody told you what happens when you toss lighted matches
down gas tank holes? Hint, it's usually audible. ;o)
> put a creative challenge to this bunch and the ideas flow.
> *however*
> I have
On 14/06/12 02:14, Curt wrote:
> On 2012-06-13, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>>
>> IIRC it was Scott? who does exactly mentioned this in his kindly
>> style :D. Options could have sub-options. - Ralf
>>
>
> Yes, I was replying to Brian's inquiry concerning Scott's
> claim that one can install Squeeze usin
On 14/06/12 01:45, Curt wrote:
> On 2012-06-13, Brian wrote:
>>
>> I don't see what you do. Is this a bug in my installer?
>
> He said prior to partitioning so I assume once you get into the partitioning
> dialogue, the installer gives you the opportunity to choose an "expert"
> install,
The in
On 13/06/12 19:29, Brian wrote:
> On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 10:57:42 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>
>> On 13/06/12 04:35, a troll wrote:
>>>
>>> By the time the choosing a mirror stage is reached with a netinst image
>>> or the first CD the base files (Stable or Testing versions) have been
>>> instal
Karen,
I believe I can help you but am asking if it's ok to contact you off
list to discuss. I also have a vision problem so am somewhat aware of
your difficulty. Just reply to the list or to me private and I'll do
what I can to get you up and running and learning Debian.
Regards,
Whit Hansell
On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 23:17:49 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 20:14 +, Curt wrote:
> > The technical evidence is in the empirical data referenced in the article
> > of an experienced, regular user of this list.
>
> I only skim the text and my English is terrible broken. I'
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 20:14 +, Curt wrote:
> The technical evidence is in the empirical data referenced in the article
> of an experienced, regular user of this list.
I only skim the text and my English is terrible broken. I'm sure that
what ever Scott has written is correct. From memory my un
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 23:17 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 20:14 +, Curt wrote:
> > The technical evidence is in the empirical data referenced in the article
> > of an experienced, regular user of this list.
>
> I only skim the text and my English is terrible broken. I'm su
On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 20:14:35 +, Curt wrote:
> On 2012-06-13, Brian wrote:
>
> > The one and only way to counter what I have been saying is to present
> > some technical evidence rather than deal in non-sequiturs. I may also
> > have misunderstood your post prior to this one, in which case
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 21:02 +0100, keith wrote:
> Only security updates will then need an internet connection.
That's not true, I suspect that there are many special tasks that need
Internet access. I only can speak for real real-time, such as CNC (not
using myself) and pro-audio (currently no sta
On 2012-06-13, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>
> I'm confused and to lazy to re-read and re-translate all mails again :p.
>
> So I did misunderstood it? :D
>
We might have in a trivial way.
The question is whether it's possible to install squeeze from a wheezy
netinstall.iso, or vice-versa.
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On 2012-06-13, Brian wrote:
> The one and only way to counter what I have been saying is to present
> some technical evidence rather than deal in non-sequiturs. I may also
> have misunderstood your post prior to this one, in which case you may
> point out my mistake.
>
Technical evidence that in
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 15:22 -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> Not that it matters now, it seems simplest to find a squeeze cd and hppe
> I
> can combine installing from both the cd and the external dvd.
> Which brings up another question, if I have all of the dvd images, do not
> I have all of
From what I remember, Ubuntu in this case is better than a pure Debian, if you
need the graphics. If you don't: Debian has much more to offer to me as a blnd
user and it's more stable. :-)
Best wishes
Julien
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On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 19:43 +0100, Brian wrote:
> On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 20:26:28 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 19:04 +0100, Brian wrote:
> > > On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 15:45:07 +, Curt wrote:
> > > > I may be assuming wrong, but that's how I understood what he said
> >
>
Sorry for the haste!
Ubuntu seems to be a good alternative. I certainly have seen it mentioned a
couple of times on the Orca mailinglist.
Warm regards
Julien
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Hi!
Harsh words Ralf. :-)
OK, I never installed Debian myself using the install disks. But a friend
did it. Debian does support blidn users. I don't know about the graphical
install exactly, since we prefer the text based version. But I think they
might. There is an Orca package for Debian
Hey again!
Not sure about Ubuntu studio, it depends on how much it is based on Ubuntu.
Can't you stack up on the special Ubuntu Studio packages, once you've
installed a normal Ubuntu? I have the feeling, that a friend of mine recently
did so.
Regards
Julien
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Actually, and I am putting one answer here for more than one post in an
effort to save clutter.
where I sought to interrupt the installer as Sam detailed was prior to the
network install section, there are network cards in the machine, but no
connection. I found no reference to the archive mir
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 21:13 +0200, Julien Claassen wrote:
> Hey again!
>Not sure about Ubuntu studio, it depends on how much it is based on
> Ubuntu.
> Can't you stack up on the special Ubuntu Studio packages, once you've
> installed a normal Ubuntu? I have the feeling, that a friend of mine
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 19:43 +0100, Brian wrote:
> > "Language is a virus from outer space"
>
> I cannot find your quote in the Bible or the Guardian.
Laurie Anderson. Since she is an academic, it must be truth ;).
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On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 20:56 +0200, Julien Claassen wrote:
> Sorry for the haste!
>Ubuntu seems to be a good alternative. I certainly have seen it mentioned
> a
> couple of times on the Orca mailinglist.
Hmm, I suspect Ubuntu Studio doesn't support braille for the install.
On Wed, 2012-06-13
On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 18:42:58 +, Curt wrote:
> On 2012-06-13, Brian wrote:
>
> >> I may be assuming wrong, but that's how I understood what he said (in
> >> his rather curmudgeonly style).
> >
> > You've omitted the prefix 'mis' in this sentence.
> >
>
> You've neglected correcting the rec
On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:14:16 +0200, Ralf wrote in message
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> On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 20:04 +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> > ..in my (grub legacy) experience
>
> Pff, you prefer grub legacy too?
..only when I get stuck with v2. ;o)
> I'm using GRUB legacy myself,
On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:59:19 +0200, Ralf wrote in message
<1339610359.8093.26.camel@precise>:
> On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 19:44 +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> [snip]
>
> Since I mentioned already that 30GB aren't that much today and Arnt
> also didn't explain why, I feel the need to explain what at le
On 2012-06-13, Curt wrote:
>>
>> You've omitted the prefix 'mis' in this sentence.
>>
>
> You've neglected correcting the rectal-cranial inversion from which you
> so cruelly suffer.
>
Actually I've now reread Scott's article and I agree that I did in fact
misunderstand what he was on about, and
oh my...what have I started?
put a creative challenge to this bunch and the ideas flow.
*however*
I have the equipment I have for this project, no more, so will need the
the knowledgable human first with extra if I am going to spend energy this way.
Honestly, I remain amazed, but there is only so
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 14:34 -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> Hi,
> Really? on the radio production with whom did / do you file?
I'm 45 ½ years old and started professional video and audio engineering
in the age of 16.
Last time I made radio is years ago and it wasn't professional. I did it
with Kla
Hi,
Karen,
Have you contacted U of Toronto for help with your problem? From the outside,
the university seems to be on the cutting edge of technology and linux
development.
Not sure even who to start with over there.
Can you share a link supporting your feelings?
I hunted for a debian
On 2012-06-13, Brian wrote:
>> I may be assuming wrong, but that's how I understood what he said (in
>> his rather curmudgeonly style).
>
> You've omitted the prefix 'mis' in this sentence.
>
You've neglected correcting the rectal-cranial inversion from which you
so cruelly suffer.
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On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 20:26:28 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 19:04 +0100, Brian wrote:
> > On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 15:45:07 +, Curt wrote:
> > > I may be assuming wrong, but that's how I understood what he said
>
> > You've omitted the prefix 'mis' in this sentence.
>
> I
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 20:38 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 20:22 +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> > ..knoppix is a good way towards Debian. Can Debian Installer
> > match it for blind people?
>
> Is the OP visually impaired, blind, a dyslexic or just to lazy to read
> or what eve
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 20:22 +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> ..knoppix is a good way towards Debian. Can Debian Installer
> match it for blind people?
Is the OP visually impaired, blind, a dyslexic or just to lazy to read
or what ever? I don't know why she likes or needs a screen reader. It's
not im
Hi,
Really? on the radio production with whom did / do you file?
For the record, I have the structure for high speed, even in dos.
google the ssh2021b package for example.
More detail than you need, but my structure is tied up in a legal
complaint
with a provider here in Canada who is at fault
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 19:04 +0100, Brian wrote:
> On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 15:45:07 +, Curt wrote:
> > I may be assuming wrong, but that's how I understood what he said
> You've omitted the prefix 'mis' in this sentence.
I "mis"understood it in the same way.
"Language is a virus from outer spac
On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:14:16 -0400, Mark wrote in message
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> On Tuesday 12 June 2012 5:55:21 pm Karen Lewellen wrote:
> > ...it is also the bit that does not work, which is why I asked here.
> > Karen, who is playing catch up, and profoundly appreciative of
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 20:04 +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> ..in my (grub legacy) experience
Pff, you prefer grub legacy too? I'm using GRUB legacy myself, but I
suspect newbies need to be able to handle GRUB 2 when installing most
common distros?!
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On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 18:30:54 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 16:14 +, Curt wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I was replying to Brian's inquiry concerning Scott's
> > claim that one can install Squeeze using the Wheezy installer.
>
> I guess Scott holds the water and there will be an o
Brian,
understood. i did mention to the author at the time that his description
was a bit vague, the text I shared is the result of his being more clear.
In any case, the best course of action is likely different as you say.
Karen
On Tue, 12 Jun 2012, Brian wrote:
On Tue 12 Jun 2012 at 17:5
On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 15:45:07 +, Curt wrote:
> On 2012-06-13, Brian wrote:
> >
> > I don't see what you do. Is this a bug in my installer?
>
> He said prior to partitioning so I assume once you get into the partitioning
> dialogue, the installer gives you the opportunity to choose an "exper
On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:27:22 +1000, Scott wrote in message
<4fd7de6a.6020...@gmail.com>:
> On 13/06/12 04:45, Brian wrote:
> > On Tue 12 Jun 2012 at 16:52:43 +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:01:22 +0100, Brian wrote in message
> >> <20120612100122.GJ30016@desktop>:
> >
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 19:44 +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
[snip]
Since I mentioned already that 30GB aren't that much today and Arnt also
didn't explain why, I feel the need to explain what at least is my
guess:
A packages contains packed, compressed data, that means, that as soon as
it's "enpacked"
On Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:47:37 -0400 (EDT), Karen wrote in message
:
> but I am working with very limited information, and have more than
> enough room on the 30gig hard
> drive I am using for all of the packages.
..oh yeah? ;o)
root@celsius:~# du -sch /usr /boot/ /bin/ /etc/ /li* /sbin /var/li
> PS: I won an iPad, I really know what I'm talking about. The iPad is a
> PITA and the Win XP SP2 running on Arch Linux virtual box is a PITA too.
> Yes, for me Linux is a PITA too, but this pain is nothing compared to
> App$e and M$.
I'm running VBox + XP to handle the iPad2, for nothing else,
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 16:14 +, Curt wrote:
> On 2012-06-13, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> >
> > IIRC it was Scott? who does exactly mentioned this in his kindly
> > style :D. Options could have sub-options. - Ralf
> >
>
> Yes, I was replying to Brian's inquiry concerning Scott's
> claim that one can
On 2012-06-13, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>
> IIRC it was Scott? who does exactly mentioned this in his kindly
> style :D. Options could have sub-options. - Ralf
>
Yes, I was replying to Brian's inquiry concerning Scott's
claim that one can install Squeeze using the Wheezy installer.
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On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 15:45 +, Curt wrote:
> On 2012-06-13, Brian wrote:
> >
> > I don't see what you do. Is this a bug in my installer?
>
> He said prior to partitioning so I assume once you get into the partitioning
> dialogue, the installer gives you the opportunity to choose an "expert"
On 2012-06-13, Brian wrote:
>
> I don't see what you do. Is this a bug in my installer?
He said prior to partitioning so I assume once you get into the partitioning
dialogue, the installer gives you the opportunity to choose an "expert" install,
and once an "expert" you may choose Squeeze as the
On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 10:27:22 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> PLoP will also allow you to boot from a CD/DVD that's not supported by
> the BIOS (pre-1998 BIOS)
Plop claims not be able to boot a USB CD/DVD drive:
http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager/full.html#l_usbinfo
However, with a bit of ing
On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 10:29 +0100, Brian wrote:
> > The OP has all the Squeeze CD/DVDs... why on earth do they need to
> > connect to the internet?
>
> As is made clear in this thread - she doesn't and it would not benefit
> her.
Since she's willing to install 40 media players, because she's
inte
On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 10:57:42 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> On 13/06/12 04:35, Brian wrote:
> >
> > By the time the choosing a mirror stage is reached with a netinst image
> > or the first CD the base files (Stable or Testing versions) have been
> > installed in /target.
>
> Instead of just h
On Tuesday 12 June 2012 5:55:21 pm Karen Lewellen wrote:
> ...it is also the bit that does not work, which is why I asked here.
> Karen, who is playing catch up, and profoundly appreciative of all the
> wisdom shared here today.
>
Karen,
Have you contacted U of Toronto for help with your problem
PS, OT: I preferred Xfce, but the more up to date Xfce is, the more
serious issues do appear on my machine. For Debian stable Xfce still
should be reliable, but for current Ubuntu and Arch I experience it as a
PITA at the moment. GNOME2 is very good, but even if it should be
provided by stable (dun
Hi Karen :)
I suspect that 30GB won't be enough space to install all packages from
all DVDs. Btw. I was a musician too and I was a radio producer too and
there's still DR DOS for my Atari's 80286 hardware emulator installed. I
guess that having those less things in common I still can forecast that
Rob,
I do not work in most popular, because this may or may not mean most
accessible from a screen reading standpoint, or more flexible from a
usability standpoint...in my personal dictionary, there is no such thing
as "most people."
I am using pure dos on my main computer for example, having
On 13/06/12 04:35, Brian wrote:
> On Tue 12 Jun 2012 at 21:53:03 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>
>> On 12/06/12 20:01, Brian wrote:
>>>
>>> Aren't the kernel and base packages ones from Testing?
>>
>> Only if you choose to install Testing (it's at the choose repository
>> stage of the install)
>>
>
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 06:51:31PM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> fourth, unless there is a list? somewhere of what packages are on
> which image, I do not want to guess from the installer, which is
> why I why install all I have before picking and choosing the first
> time out. I have heard that
On 13/06/12 04:45, Brian wrote:
> On Tue 12 Jun 2012 at 16:52:43 +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:01:22 +0100, Brian wrote in message
>> <20120612100122.GJ30016@desktop>:
>>
>>> The DVD is a USB device. She cannot boot from USB on the machine she
>>> wishes to install Debian
Brian, all:
First the amount of creative thinking I have read regarding my situation
simply cements for me why the debian community has earned the reputation
it has.
I am floored honestly, and will be starting a "best edition of debian for
dummies book> thread shortly smiles.
Still Brian has t
On Tue 12 Jun 2012 at 17:55:21 -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> ...it is also the bit that does not work, which is why I asked here.
> Karen, who is playing catch up, and profoundly appreciative of all the
> wisdom shared here today.
Please abandon any idea of being able to install Squeeze using a
...it is also the bit that does not work, which is why I asked here.
Karen, who is playing catch up, and profoundly appreciative of all the
wisdom shared here today.
On Tue, 12 Jun 2012, keith wrote:
@ Karen Lewellen
Asa replacement, the testing images (i.e. Wheezy) can be
downloaded fr
On Tue 12 Jun 2012 at 16:52:43 +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:01:22 +0100, Brian wrote in message
> <20120612100122.GJ30016@desktop>:
>
> > The DVD is a USB device. She cannot boot from USB on the machine she
> > wishes to install Debian to.
>
> ..she can. She must put gru
On Tue 12 Jun 2012 at 21:53:03 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> On 12/06/12 20:01, Brian wrote:
> >
> > Aren't the kernel and base packages ones from Testing?
>
> Only if you choose to install Testing (it's at the choose repository
> stage of the install)
>
> You can install testing using the sta
On Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:01:22 +0100, Brian wrote in message
<20120612100122.GJ30016@desktop>:
> The DVD is a USB device. She cannot boot from USB on the machine she
> wishes to install Debian to.
..she can. She must put grub on her hard disk, or get e.g. the
http://www.supergrubdisk.org/ on a cd
On 12/06/12 20:01, Brian wrote:
> On Tue 12 Jun 2012 at 19:29:30 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>
>> *Yes - you can install Squeeze using Wheezy*, despite what some have
>> claimed it doesn't require downgrading from Wheezy as no Wheezy packages
>> are ever installed (the ability is nothing new to D
@ Karen Lewellen
> Asa replacement, the testing images (i.e. Wheezy) can be
> downloaded from
> ]http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer , and when given the
> archive mirror choice, type '<' to get back to main menu, change
> the
> priority to lowest, enter the mirror selecti
On Tue 12 Jun 2012 at 19:29:30 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> *Yes - you can install Squeeze using Wheezy*, despite what some have
> claimed it doesn't require downgrading from Wheezy as no Wheezy packages
> are ever installed (the ability is nothing new to Debian).
> them to yours.
Aren't the ke
On Mon 11 Jun 2012 at 18:11:26 -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote:
[Snip]
> I must start with the cd, its the only way to boot.
If you have the means to burn a Squeeze netinst iso to CD on your other
computer that would be the most straightforward, in spite of the pain of
downloading it (about 200 MB)
On 12/06/12 12:57, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> I agree on changing the subject line, especially since Richard also
> removed the on point question.
> As for avoiding the post containing the information I got regarding
> changing the boot priorities and installing squeeze instead of wheezy
> from the de
Hello Karen
> Images for squeeze with software speech can be downloaded from
> http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/espeakup/ but they don't seem
> to be working any more due to kernel update in the official archive.
> As a replacement, the testing images (i.e. Wheezy) can be downloaded
> from htt
since the context gets
lost, because not everybody does follow the whole thread.
I guess you'll get more response within the day, if you avoid subjects
such as "the information I got, was unique install question? [Clarify
your needs]".
Best,
Ralf
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On Mon, 2012-06-11 at 19:16 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> For either case, do you have high speed internet access?
The OP doesn't have any Internet access for the computer where Debian
should be installed.
- Ralf
PS: Thread was and is "unique install question?" ;).
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 08:24:29PM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> Hi,
> first, the test image of wheezy came with software speech installed,
> which is why I wanted it.
> second, it took me a year to find anyone who could create these
> images for me. and I cannot burn the stable squeeze cd myself,
Hi Karen :)
if possible sent to the list only, don't CC instead and please switch
from top to bottom post.
On Mon, 2012-06-11 at 20:24 -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> Hi,
> first, the test image of wheezy came with software speech installed, which
> is why I wanted it.
Do you want a special spee
Hi,
first, the test image of wheezy came with software speech installed, which
is why I wanted it.
second, it took me a year to find anyone who could create these images
for me.
and I cannot burn the stable squeeze cd myself, no means as my main
computer only has dialup.
Agreed, had I not been
On 11/06/12 06:11 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
Hi all,
I just joined the list last evening.
I have a very unusual install issue with debian, frankly wish there
was someone local to Toronto to help, but perhaps I can get enough
wisdom here to solve the problem.
I will be as detailed as I can, feel
On Mon, 2012-06-11 at 18:11 -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> [snip]
> Here is the situation.
> I have a complete set of squeeze images in DVD, I do mean complete.
> I have no network connection in the computer I am installing debian on, so
> wish to install all of these images, so as not to need to
Hi all,
I just joined the list last evening.
I have a very unusual install issue with debian, frankly wish there was
someone local to Toronto to help, but perhaps I can get enough wisdom here to
solve the problem.
I will be as detailed as I can, feel free to ask though if you need to know
more.
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