OK. Then my suggestion is that you get your Linux working with your hardware synth first. It's much easier. Then, if you're still interested in software speech, you'll have less trouble working on that, because you'll know that your assistive applications are working. You mentioned emacspeak 14. That's very old. Emacspeak is currently at version 21. I would also suggest you reinstall with either the Speakup Modified Fedora, Debian, or Slackware. You'll get better help on the lists with these distributions. You'll also be able to use your Apollo during the installation, and you'll be able to use it from the Linux command line to resolve configuration issues. If you're a braille user and have a braille display, you can get similar value using brltty. In other words, my opinion is that you're starting in the wrong place. vasile radu writes: > yep! A appolo 2 one > with nederland language > > a happy new year > ///////// > Radu Vasile > Techinc Consultant in computers > "better light a candle than curse the darkness" > "follow the white rabbit" > e-mail: > vradu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > matematicianu@xxxxxxx > matematicianu2003@xxxxxxxxxxx > rvasile@xxxxxxxxx > antropofagul2003@xxxxxxxx > and soon others > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 2:30 AM > Subject: Re: Fw: new to linux..... > > > >The old ViaVoice relies on libraries that are no longer available. In > >other words, that's a mismatch between the new Mandrake and the old > >ViaVoice. > > > >Do you have a hardware speech synthesizer? > > > >vasile radu writes: > >>I am not so bigginer also!!! > >>I've installed mandrake 10.1 3 cds distro with multimedia and office > >>workstation packages > >>I get emacspeak 14 rpm and installed it > >>then I got viavoice rtk and sdk and tried to install them but (after the > >>instalation) > >>when I try to get some speak from them with ./runcmdlinespeak (which is a > >>sample for viavoice) > >>I get the error segmentation fault clsdir..... > >>I left this way because someone on to this list answer me that viavoice > >>is > >>no longer supported under linux and get the way to festival. > >>In the begining I get from rpmfind > >>the rpms neccessary for mandrake 10.1 to instal festival i mean: > >> > >>festival-1.4.3-5mdk.i586.rpm > >>festvox_kallpc16k_1.4.3_1mdk.noarch.rpm > >>and others like it > >>festvox-kallpc-common-1.4.3-1mdk.noarch.rpm > >>festvox-kedlpc16k-1.4.3-1mdk.noarch.rpm > >>festvox-kedlpc-common-1.4.3-1mdk.noarch.rpm > >>festlex-CMU-1.4.3-1mdk.noarch.rpm > >>festlex-POSLEX-1.4.3-1mdk.noarch.rpm > >>festvox-kallpc8k-1.4.3-1mdk.noarch.rpm > >>After the documentation I read with this packages instaled festival must > >>speack on my computer I tried to give to it: > >> > >>festival_server > >>nothing > >>i tried festival > >>and I get the prompt festival> > >>i write: > >>(SayText "Hello world") > >>error don't know (hello ) variable > >>after this > >>I got the sources of all packages of festival 1.95beta > >>and follow the steps in instalation guide but nothing!!! > >>a happy new year > >>///////// > >>Radu Vasile > >>Techinc Consultant in computers > >>"better light a candle than curse the darkness" > >> > >>"follow the white rabbit" > >>e-mail: > >>vradu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>matematicianu@xxxxxxx > >>matematicianu2003@xxxxxxxxxxx > >>rvasile@xxxxxxxxx > >>antropofagul2003@xxxxxxxx > >>and soon others > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >>Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 5:34 PM > >>Subject: Re: Fw: new to linux..... > >> > >> > >>>Yes, you can expect to use emacspeak. You cannot expect it will work > >>>just because you installed Linux, unfortunately. > >>> > >>>If we're going to help you, we need more information. > >>> > >>>What have you installed? Explain about your computer's Linux > >>>installation. > >>> > >>>vasile radu writes: > >>>>ok! > >>>>I on't want only gnome accessibility > >>>>I've tried to make emacspeak to work and no result. > >>>>Are these screen reader come with a voice them selves? > >>>>Don't they use something like festival or viavoice? > >>>>If tjhey don't I'm interested how to make with one of them my distro to > >>>>speak!!! > >>>> > >>>>a happy new year > >>>>///////// > >>>>Radu Vasile > >>>>Techinc Consultant in computers > >>>>"better light a candle than curse the darkness" > >>>>"follow the white rabbit" > >>>>e-mail: > >>>>vradu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>matematicianu@xxxxxxx > >>>>matematicianu2003@xxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>rvasile@xxxxxxxxx > >>>>antropofagul2003@xxxxxxxx > >>>>and soon others > >>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:28 PM > >>>>Subject: Re: Fw: new to linux..... > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Hi. > >>>>> > >>>>>I use Debian as my Linux distro and (mostly) speakup as my screen > >>>>>reader. Speakup gives me access to the text console. > >>>>> > >>>>>>From the libs you mention, it sounds like you are trying to access a > >>>>>Linux system using only Gnome. At this time, I don't think you will > >>>>>have much success using Linux with only Gnome accessibility. For now, > >>>>>the best access to Linux is using a screen reader like speakup, > >>>>>brltty, > >>>>>or yasr to give you access to the text console. > >>>>> > >>>>>Hope this helps. > >>>>> Kenny > >>>>> > >>>>>On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 09:33:51PM +0300, vasile radu wrote: > >>>>>>then, what ar you (all) using and how get you your distro speaking? > >>>>>>I've got a fedora core 3 and I have seen that this distro has the > >>>>>>packages > >>>>>>necessary on it > >>>>>>But mandrake (less in 10.1 version) give this packages in a > >>>>>>distribution > >>>>>>named power pack wich cost less 60 $ > >>>>>>So in the free distribution of 3 cds they don't put this packages. > >>>>>>I mean: > >>>>>>at-spi > >>>>>>gnome-speech > >>>>>>atk > >>>>>>and lib packages afferent > >>>>>>So the work get harder on drake to get it speak. > >>>>>>I have it installed for a mounth and I can not get it speak to me!!! > >>>>>>It's verry desapointing and even if i want to get on linux, I am > >>>>>>forced > >>>>>>to > >>>>>>use windows for the moment until I'll understand and get a procedure > >>>>>>to > >>>>>>get > >>>>>>it speak even if I will format my partitions!!! > >>>>>>So the problem is: > >>>>>>What are you using and how get you it speak!!! > >>>>>> > >>>>>>a happy new year > >>>>>>///////// > >>>>>>Radu Vasile > >>>>>>Techinc Consultant in computers > >>>>>>"better light a candle than curse the darkness" > >>>>>>"follow the white rabbit" > >>>>>>e-mail: > >>>>>>vradu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>>>matematicianu@xxxxxxx > >>>>>>matematicianu2003@xxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>>>rvasile@xxxxxxxxx > >>>>>>antropofagul2003@xxxxxxxx > >>>>>>and soon others > >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>>>To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 6:02 AM > >>>>>>Subject: Re: Fw: new to linux..... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>We're not ignoring you. I think the silence to your question only > >>>>>>>means > >>>>>>>that there aren't very many of us using Mandrake. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>The only time I have personally met blind users on Mondrake was in > >>>>>>>Denmark. The web address is: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>http://www.sslug.dk/~chlor/brltty-logtext/mandrake91.html > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>vasile radu writes: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Helo! I am new to linux and I am visual impaired. > >>>>>>>>I tried to follow even one how to guide, but no one give a result. > >>>>>>>>My question is direct and I want a answer on steps: > >>>>>>>>Have any one mandrake 10.x and made it speak? If yes how! > >>>>>>>>In hope that I'll finaly will hear something from my linux I wait > >>>>>>>>your > >>>>>>>>answers. > >>>>>>>>I am using mandrake 10.1 free version of 3 cds > >>>>>>>>THANKS A LOT > >>>>>>>>a happy new year > >>>>>>>>///////// > >>>>>>>>Radu Vasile > >>>>>>>>Techinc Consultant in computers > >>>>>>>>"better light a candle than curse the darkness" > >>>>>>>>"follow the white rabbit" > >>>>>>>>e-mail: > >>>>>>>>vradu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>>>>>matematicianu@xxxxxxx > >>>>>>>>matematicianu2003@xxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>>>>>rvasile@xxxxxxxxx > >>>>>>>>antropofagul2003@xxxxxxxx > >>>>>>>>and soon others > >>>>>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>>>>>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>-- > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > >>>>>>>Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC > >>>>>>>http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > >>>>>>>janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different > >>>>>>>problem. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>>>>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>>>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >>>>> > >>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>> > >>>>>Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>> > >>>>Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >>> > >>>-- > >>> > >>>Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > >>>Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > >>> > >>>Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > >>>janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org > >>> > >>>If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different > >>>problem. > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>> > >>>Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >>> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >> > >>Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > >-- > > > >Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > >Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > > >Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > >janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org > > > >If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list