[Grml] installing grml onto hard drive

[Don Raikes]

Hello,

I am just getting started with grml as of today.

I am blind, and would like to install grml onto my hard drive. I downloaded the latest iso image:
grml_2009.05.iso

After looking at teh menu.lst file, it looks like I need to specify that I use teh grml-hd menu option, but I need to add the brltty and ppossibly speakup parameters to teh kernel, and I am not quite sure how to do that.

My second alternative would be to install grml from teh running liveCD once I get brltty and speakup running successfully.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

[Hermann]

Post by Don Raikes
Hello,
I am just getting started with grml as of today.
grml_2009.05.iso
After looking at teh menu.lst file, it looks like I need to specify that I use teh grml-hd menu option, but I need to add the brltty and ppossibly speakup parameters to teh kernel, and I am not quite sure how to do that.
My second alternative would be to install grml from teh running liveCD once I get brltty and speakup running successfully.

That would be better. You should look at the following URL:
http://www.mwhapples.plus.com/
You find a lot of useful tips and walkthroughs regarding Linux/GRML.
In addition, you should take a look at the possibility to install a
plain Debian from within GRML:
man grml-debootstrap.
Hermann

[Michael Whapples]

Hello,
Hermann got there before me. The only thing I would add as the author of
the page/podcast is that although the audio walkthrough is for GRML
2008.11 the process is very much the same for GRML 2009.5 (I think
possibly identical).

I also would suggest booting into the live CD and installing from there,
I think that offers greater flexibility of the install process. Also if
you are using software speech output it is possible to modify the
installed system from the live CD to make it come up speaking
automatically (IE. no need to type swspeak when booting finishes), my
audio walkthrough tells you how to do this.

Michael Whapples

Post by Hermann

Post by Don Raikes
Hello,
I am just getting started with grml as of today.
I am blind, and would like to install grml onto my hard drive. I
grml_2009.05.iso
After looking at teh menu.lst file, it looks like I need to specify
that I use teh grml-hd menu option, but I need to add the brltty and
ppossibly speakup parameters to teh kernel, and I am not quite sure
how to do that.
My second alternative would be to install grml from teh running
liveCD once I get brltty and speakup running successfully.

http://www.mwhapples.plus.com/
You find a lot of useful tips and walkthroughs regarding Linux/GRML.
In addition, you should take a look at the possibility to install a
man grml-debootstrap.
Hermann

[Michael Whapples]

Hello,
Hermann got there before me. The only thing I would add as the author of
the page/podcast is that although the audio walkthrough is for GRML
2008.11 the process is very much the same for GRML 2009.5 (I think
possibly identical).

I also would suggest booting into the live CD and installing from there,
I think that offers greater flexibility of the install process. Also if
you are using software speech output it is possible to modify the
installed system from the live CD to make it come up speaking
automatically (IE. no need to type swspeak when booting finishes), my
audio walkthrough tells you how to do this.

Michael Whapples

Post by Hermann

Post by Don Raikes
Hello,
I am just getting started with grml as of today.
I am blind, and would like to install grml onto my hard drive. I
grml_2009.05.iso
After looking at teh menu.lst file, it looks like I need to specify
that I use teh grml-hd menu option, but I need to add the brltty and
ppossibly speakup parameters to teh kernel, and I am not quite sure
how to do that.
My second alternative would be to install grml from teh running
liveCD once I get brltty and speakup running successfully.

http://www.mwhapples.plus.com/
You find a lot of useful tips and walkthroughs regarding Linux/GRML.
In addition, you should take a look at the possibility to install a
man grml-debootstrap.
Hermann

[Michael Whapples]

Hello,
Hermann got there before me. The only thing I would add as the author of
the page/podcast is that although the audio walkthrough is for GRML
2008.11 the process is very much the same for GRML 2009.5 (I think
possibly identical).

I also would suggest booting into the live CD and installing from there,
I think that offers greater flexibility of the install process. Also if
you are using software speech output it is possible to modify the
installed system from the live CD to make it come up speaking
automatically (IE. no need to type swspeak when booting finishes), my
audio walkthrough tells you how to do this.

Michael Whapples

Post by Hermann

Post by Don Raikes
Hello,
I am just getting started with grml as of today.
I am blind, and would like to install grml onto my hard drive. I
grml_2009.05.iso
After looking at teh menu.lst file, it looks like I need to specify
that I use teh grml-hd menu option, but I need to add the brltty and
ppossibly speakup parameters to teh kernel, and I am not quite sure
how to do that.
My second alternative would be to install grml from teh running
liveCD once I get brltty and speakup running successfully.

http://www.mwhapples.plus.com/
You find a lot of useful tips and walkthroughs regarding Linux/GRML.
In addition, you should take a look at the possibility to install a
man grml-debootstrap.
Hermann

[Don Raikes]

Hello,

I am just getting started with grml as of today.

I am blind, and would like to install grml onto my hard drive. I downloaded the latest iso image:
grml_2009.05.iso

After looking at teh menu.lst file, it looks like I need to specify that I use teh grml-hd menu option, but I need to add the brltty and ppossibly speakup parameters to teh kernel, and I am not quite sure how to do that.

My second alternative would be to install grml from teh running liveCD once I get brltty and speakup running successfully.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

[Hermann]

Post by Don Raikes
Hello,
I am just getting started with grml as of today.
grml_2009.05.iso
After looking at teh menu.lst file, it looks like I need to specify that I use teh grml-hd menu option, but I need to add the brltty and ppossibly speakup parameters to teh kernel, and I am not quite sure how to do that.
My second alternative would be to install grml from teh running liveCD once I get brltty and speakup running successfully.

That would be better. You should look at the following URL:
http://www.mwhapples.plus.com/
You find a lot of useful tips and walkthroughs regarding Linux/GRML.
In addition, you should take a look at the possibility to install a
plain Debian from within GRML:
man grml-debootstrap.
Hermann

[Don Raikes]

Hello,

I am just getting started with grml as of today.

I am blind, and would like to install grml onto my hard drive. I downloaded the latest iso image:
grml_2009.05.iso

After looking at teh menu.lst file, it looks like I need to specify that I use teh grml-hd menu option, but I need to add the brltty and ppossibly speakup parameters to teh kernel, and I am not quite sure how to do that.

My second alternative would be to install grml from teh running liveCD once I get brltty and speakup running successfully.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

[Hermann]

Post by Don Raikes
Hello,
I am just getting started with grml as of today.
grml_2009.05.iso
After looking at teh menu.lst file, it looks like I need to specify that I use teh grml-hd menu option, but I need to add the brltty and ppossibly speakup parameters to teh kernel, and I am not quite sure how to do that.
My second alternative would be to install grml from teh running liveCD once I get brltty and speakup running successfully.

That would be better. You should look at the following URL:
http://www.mwhapples.plus.com/
You find a lot of useful tips and walkthroughs regarding Linux/GRML.
In addition, you should take a look at the possibility to install a
plain Debian from within GRML:
man grml-debootstrap.
Hermann