Fedora core 3 and oralux

[Shaun Everiss]

Cool.
Hmm.
I think I can understand now.
Fd0 is the first floppy, grub/u is to unload grub and hda is the first hard disk.
However, /dev is that a directory or is it a file or what?
Also, what is if, I've used it in batch files ofcause, but I presume its not if not errorlevel1 goto exit by any means.
By the way is there a dos overlay for linux which is linux but with a dos like command structure and intefrface?
At 09:07 p.m. 25/02/2005, you wrote:
>Well, the way I did it was to copy the boot manager to the disk only, but I
>put it on my hard drive first. I did something like
>dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/fd0 count=512
>The first 512 bytes of the hard drive is the boot sector. Then I did grub -u
>to get it off the hard drive.
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Shaun Everiss" <shaun.e at xtra.co.nz>
>To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 7:52 PM
>Subject: Re: Fedora core 3 and oralux
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>> I have fedora core 3.
>> When I install it, instead of creating the boot manager could I have it on
>my hard disk but get it to create a boot disk during install so I could boot
>from it when I wanted to?
>> That would solve a lot of problems.
>> At 02:34 p.m. 25/02/2005, you wrote:
>> >I use a boot floppy to start linux when I want it. I got fedora core 2,
>> >should really upgrade to 3. I just use it in text mode, haven't figured
>out
>> >gnopernicus yet, since there's not necessarily the best docs on
>installing
>> >it. You partition your hard drive in two partitions, one for dos and
>> >windows, and one for linux. In my case, I use a separate hard drive,
>since I
>> >had one from before I upgraded my primary one.
>> >
>> >----- Original Message ----- 
>> >From: "Shaun Everiss" <shaun.e at xtra.co.nz>
>> >To: <blinux-list at redhat.com>; <blinuxlist at redhat.com>
>> >Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:15 AM
>> >Subject: Fedora core 3 and oralux
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi all
>> >> I am a new user.
>> >> I am currently need some ergent help.
>> >> I am required by my local university, or collage as you guys in us call
>it
>> >to use dos, linux and windows for a operating systems and programming
>paper.
>> >> I have been getting conflicting reports however on distrobutions.
>> >> One person someware else told me fedora core3 with gnopernicus, yasr,
>> >flite  and openoffice are good.
>> >> At the same time I heard oralux is good.
>> >> And debian is good.
>> >> Obviously, I can't try all and I have a time constraoints before course
>> >starts, etc.
>> >> So whats best?
>> >> Take in mind I only have a slow connection and so have employed others
>to
>> >do the linux cd downloads.
>> >> Of those I have fedora core, and oralux.
>> >> I have no time to get debian.
>> >> I need to ask a few questions.
>> >> 1.  What is a good boot manager.
>> >> 2.  I know auralux does not right to ntfs but does fedora?
>> >> Is there a way I could have linux loaded on the same system as windows
>> >xp,?
>> >> And if possible Instead of using a boot manager could I bee able to
>start
>> >linux from a program group in windows, that is have something that would
>> >shutdown windows and start linux from windows.
>> >> For software I have everything.
>> >> IN this course I will also bee using dos.
>> >> Is it therefore easier to  have a seperate machine for dos or is the
>> >windows xp console suffishient, or is it better to have a dos emulator
>from
>> >within linux and therefore whats best?
>> >> Now even if I choose fedora, and or auralux I will ergently need some
>> >tutorials for both systems, installation guides,etc.
>> >> Manuals for speech synths etc.
>> >>
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