Beginner, soliciting input for where to begin.

[John Heim]

Huh... I never had any problem burning a grml CD. I've got about 8 of them 
here. If I can't find one, I just burn another figuring it's cheaper for me 
to burn another one than it is to waste time looking for an existing one.

Christopher said he's currently a Windows user. On my Windows machine, I use 
a tool called "ISO Recorder" to make bootable CDs. See:
http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/v2.htm

ISO Recorder associates the iso extension with itself so after you do an 
install all you have to do is double click on the iso file to launch the 
burner.  I suppose it's probably too easy which is why I tend to just burn 
another disc rather than look around too long for an old one.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: Beginner, soliciting input for where to begin.


> grml.  With software speech though you give up control from boot up to 
> shutdown though.  http://www.grml.org/ is where to start.  You'll need to 
> download and burn an iso disk on CD.  Once you've done that try booting 
> with the CD in the drive and a few seconds in you'll hear the CDrom stop 
> at the boot: prompt.  You want to type grml swspeak and hit enter.  After 
> that wait.  If you hear another message speaking over your sound card it 
> could be software speech is loaded and the next thing you'll hear is boot 
> up is finished.  If so, type swspeak again and hit enter.  From that point 
> on you'll be in a talking Linux.  To do the magic on the hard drive, type 
> grml2hd and hit enter.  You'll have some questions to answer then your 
> operating system will be installed.  Good luck, the hardest part is 
> getting a good iso burn usually.  You might try getting a directory 
> listing of the CD before you boot it.  If you did it right, you'll find 
> several files and directories on the CD.  If you find only the iso file, 
> congratulations you just made your first Linux coaster excellent for 
> holding beer mugs and coffee cups.  If that happens, it'll be time to try 
> again.  If possible when you get successful make more than one disk and 
> put extras away in a safe place maybe in an envelope that's labeled.  If 
> anything happens to your working disk, you have backups.
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