I was finally able to run the install; each time a file failed to download or I was given the message about the kernel modules not being found, I moved on to another mirror and finally everything downloaded and the installation appears to be successful. I say "appears" because I can't read anything. While the brltty in the install was fixed, the brltty installed before booting into the system is still a brltty with the problem that was fixed in the installer. So linux appears to start, brltty starts, and I get the unreadable characters; then when Xwindows starts I get "screen not in text mode" and when I change over to a text console, of course I get those characters again. I hoped I could ssh in and fix the problem by installing the necessary programs to get the new version via subversion, but ssh either isn't turned on or the package isn't yet installed; it's pretty hard to try to run apt-get when you can't read the screen. I tried going back to the install cd and typing "rescue" instead of install; I got the same preliminaries, however, as for an install; I was able to execute a shell but since i'd gotten the error again about the kernel modules, /target wasn't mounted; maybe I can try it again later today and work around with the mirrors like I did yesterday; I really would prefer not to have to install again if I can find some other way to fix this. Any suggestions would be welcomed!!! However, the bottom line is: the brltty package that is installed to be used after installation has to be fixed too or anybody trying to use brlltty in debian with ppc architecture is going to be unable to work with the installation after reboot.
I do appreciate the work that has been done on this and I was thrilled to be able at least to get the install done; I do now have a dual boot on my Mac Mini that works, but I'd like to be able to work with it now that it's installed. -- Cheryl "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
