Hello, This happened when I ran FC with a Braille Lite using the ramdisk image specified in the howto. I never tried recompiling the kernel with the bns module built-in, and I'm now using Slackware on the same machine and haven't had that problem since then. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 5/20/2004 at 11:57 AM Janina Sajka wrote: >Did this happen regardless of when you loaded? In other words, did it >happen if you started Speakup at boot time via static modules in the >kernel or via the initrd? Did it happen when starting Speakup via >modprobe in the console? > >Last question: Fedora version and Synth? > >This is troubling and needs to be looked at. If it seems common, I will >say something in the next rev of the HOWTO which will follow release of >the Speakup Modified FC 2. > >Stephen Clower writes: >> From: Stephen Clower <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> Hi Janina, >> True, this shouldn't happen, but for some reason disabling kudzu on my >laptop fixed the almost immediate loss of speech in Speakup. >> >> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** >> >> On 5/20/2004 at 9:27 AM Janina Sajka wrote: >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >> >> >>From: blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> >>[mailto:blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stephen Clower >> >> >>Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 9:14 AM >> >> >>To: Linux for blind general discussion >> >> >>Subject: Re: speakup on fedora? >> >> >> >> >> >>If you're using a hardware synthesizer on one of your serial ports, >> >> >>you'll need to disable kudzu if you want Linux to speak from bootup. >> > >> >This is not true. At least, it is not true in most instances. In fact, I >> >have not seenb this problem with my Braille Lite, either. >> > >> >Speakup is loaded and begins speaking long before the init scripts >> >launch kudzu. Therefore, the port is already engaged. Kudzu will not be >> >able to identify the speech synthesizer, however, and will offer to >> >treat it as a modem, which you should certainly decline. >> > >> >On the other hand, if you are waiting to log into a console before >> >starting speech--I haven't tested that, and I don't know why you would >> >do that even. >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> > >> >Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> >> >> Stephen Clower, that guy from the south. >> You can reach me by any of the following: >> E-Mail: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> MSN: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> AIM: AudioRabbit03 >> >> You can also check out my little home on the web by visiting >http://www.steve-audio.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >-- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup > Free Standards Group (FSG) > >Email: janina@xxxxxxx Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list Stephen Clower, that guy from the south. You can reach me by any of the following: E-Mail: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx AIM: AudioRabbit03 You can also check out my little home on the web by visiting http://www.steve-audio.net _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list