Good idea, You might also need the following: dd, chroot, nc and nano for those of us who never went vi <grin> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007, John Heim wrote: > You know, why don't we make our own system rescue CD? > > I already have my own rescue CD. It's really customized to my hardware. But > I'll bet I could have it cleaned up in a few days. It's kind of nice in that > if I don't have my doubletalk connected at boot, it starts software speech > automatically. I'm thinking of adding a grub menu that allows you to select > different hardware synths. The default config has no hardware synth. The > second item is doubletalk, etcetra. > > The only thing about me making a rescue CD is that I'm no expert on rescuing a > computer. I wouldn't know which tools to include. My rescue CD contains the > stuff that is put on via the "Fully Automated Install" open source project. I > know I can mount, fdisk, and use vi. I guess about 99% of rescues involve just > mount and vi. > > I'm taking tomorrow off. (The Green Bay Packers play a game tonight.) I'll bet > I can put this together in a weekend. > > From: "Martin McCormick" <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 9:56 AM > Subject: GRML and Linux with Software Synth on Dell Enspiron2600 Laptop > > > > This was promising, but I think it is a dead end. GRML appears > > to be fine, based on Debian and all, but the live CD with > > speakup is simply not usable in its present form due to the > > spelling bug. > > > > In this quest for a working live CD with software > > speech, I am beginning to notice tell-tail signs when something > > is worth following up on. After subscribing to the GRML users > > list, I downloaded all the mail archives and discovered that the > > last posting that was archived was in March and was somebody else > > trying to crack the spelling bug. Since yesterday, there was my > > question about the spelling bug and one other poster asking > > another question and that's pretty much it. the GRML live CD is > > from this Spring, but the speakup part is not functional so I > > guess it is time to move on. > > Willem van der Walt mentioned espeak. Google searches about > > espeak turn up comments and discussion from this year which is a > > good sign. I haven't heard espeak yet, but it is supposed to be > > a bit different in sound and in operating theory. Are there any > > live CD's not requiring gnome that use it? > > > > There is probably a lot of still useful hardware out in > > the world that is either not fast enough or doesn't have enough > > memory to run a GUI but will still scream through a command-line > > environment. > > > > We are basically back to a return of the original Linux > > installation quandary for those who can't use a screen if the > > system has no native RS-232 ports or a hardware speech device. > > So close and yet so far away. > > > > Martin McCormick > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright, terms and conditions and e-mail legal notice. Views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the CSIR. CSIR E-mail Legal Notice http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_eMail_Legal_Notice.html CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_Copyright.html For electronic copies of the CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions and the CSIR Legal Notice send a blank message with REQUEST LEGAL in the subject line to CallCentre@xxxxxxxxxxx NOTE: The CSIR (http://www.csir.co.za/) has formally adopted the open document format (ODF) as the standard to support open access to information. More information on the ODF is available at http://opendocumentfellowship.org/ and the official web site of the non-profit organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (http://www.oasis-open.org/home/index.php). The latest copy of OpenOffice can be downloaded from http://www.openoffice.org/. Enquiries regarding the CSIR's move to open source software can be directed to vula@xxxxxxxxxx This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list