Re: [gentoo-user] for the speakup users on the list

[Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Apr 17, 2022 at 8:14 AM Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> wrote:
>
> Has the links browser crashed other computers when used with speakup?  If
> it turns out I'm not unique maybe a safer browser choice ought to go on
> the next minimal iso.
>
>

To start, as you mention speakup, if you are yourself blind I acknowledge
at the outset my suggestions below may not be the most practical.

I'd start by doing everything I could to ensure the underlying motherboard
and memory are stable:

1) Disconnect all external devices other than your keyboard
2) Disconnect all internal drives other than the one you need to install to
3) Remove all memory except for 1 stick
4) If the machine has a motherboard VGA AND you have a card-based
GPU then remove that card
5) Leave wired ethernet connected if the machine and your network
support it.

At that point run memtest86 from USB or a DVD. If it's stable then
start adding back memory. Double check that all memory is the
same spec. I bought a used MB recently with 6 sticks but 2 of them
weren't the same as the other 4.

If all of that works I'd install some very light distro - probably
Ubuntu Server but you're free to choose - with the goal to
get a Linux kernel running. At that point I'm probably going to
install something like btop and watch temperatures.

If all that worked then you've made forward progress. If it
doesn't you've also made forward progress.

Good luck,
Mark