vinux install

John G Heim jheim at math.wisc.edu
Fri Apr 24 14:18:36 UTC 2015


Oops, I think the key combo is actually alt+super+s. I guess the super 
key is the linux name for the Windows key.  Anyway, sorry for the confusion.


On 04/24/2015 09:15 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> It will be interesting to see if alt-control-s works and then find out
> what happens after that.  If an install md5sum is generated as well as a
> perfect iso md5sum and the perfect iso fails but the install md5sum
> passes and an installation happens so long as the installer can detect
> and flag corrupted packages on the iso for installing off the internet
> vinux or for that matter any other distro will get to installers in a
> more robust state.
>
>
>
> -- Twitter: JudeDaShiell
>
>
> On Fri, 24 Apr 2015, John G Heim wrote:
>
>> You might try alt+control+s. That is the normal key to get an
>> accessible login in ubuntu. It should come up talking though.  I guess
>> you don't need me to tell you something is wrong.
>>
>> You might also consider asking for help on the vinux support list.
>> It's a little ironic that there has been a thread on the vinux support
>> list about doing a talking install of debian while on this list, we're
>> talking about installing vinux.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 04/24/2015 05:08 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
>>> I did the vinux install.  The computer restarts and I had require
>>> password to log in checked and orca appears nowhere to be found.  I
>>> tried alt-control-o and alt-control-r and tried typing alt-f2 followed
>>> by orca <cr> and alt-f2 followed by orca -s <cr> and no speech.  This is
>>> the amd64 version of vinux4.  I have the archlinux disk back in the sled
>>> otherwise I'd not be able to write this message.  I chose to have
>>> updates done and to have the extra closed source software installed too
>>> when I did this install.  I'm thinking of doing a reinstall without
>>> password required to log in just to see if I can reach orca on this
>>> system's hard drive.  Ideas for anything else to try will be much
>>> appreciated at this point.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -- Twitter: JudeDaShiell
>>>
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