what i was asking in a way you answered, that new kernels, do not support
hardware speech.
In a totally different thread you indicated the need to compile Linux with
an old kernel, as in not the current one, for hardware speech.
I am asking to confirm this in case I must explain why I do not want a more
current distribution with this Kernel problem.
Software speech is a physical problem for me.
Frankly the fact squeeze is about to stop being supported has no impact on
how I intend using this Linux box, assuming it ever gets off the ground.
so to keep it simple, current kernels do not support hardware speech
any longer Is this right?
On Sun, 13 Dec 2015, Tony Baechler wrote:
I don't understand what you're asking. I think you're asking if you need an
older kernel for hardware speech. If you're using a serial synth, the answer
would seem to be yes, but there are patches for newer kernels which I haven't
tested. If you can live with software speech, you don't need an older
kernel. If you're only going to ssh to the machine and don't need speech, it
makes no difference what kernel you're running. I should mention that
Squeeze will very shortly no longer be supported and will be removed from the
archive. Kernel 2.6.32 had upstream support dropped this year. If you have
a sound card and can tolerate software speech, that would be my suggestion.
If you must have serial speech, maybe someone can compile a custom kernel for
you, but you'd have to do the install with software speech, have someone else
do it or do it over ssh. What I did was install Squeeze, upgrade to Wheezy
and keep both kernels. That way I could have hardware speech if I wanted,
but I actually didn't mind ESpeak for the few times I actually sat at the
machine. I did everything over ssh and I really didn't need speech except
rarely. Another thought I had is a serial console. That might be better for
you since you wouldn't need ssh, could access it from DOS, use hardware
speech and I think D-I lets you install that way. That also gives you boot
messages which you don't get with software speech.
On 12/9/2015 2:07 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
Hi all,
I hope I ask this clearly.
I *believe* I may have found a source for local Linux help here.
As I sated a while back I intend using ssh telnet to reach this box.
However I may need to explain to the person helping me about the changes
that I believe? now might require too much work to insure speech in later
editions of Debian. the need to compile or use an older Kernel?
I do not pretend to have that fact correctly, only I recall others making
mention of this need.
I have no interest so much in using speech on this box. still I may have
a
strong argument for my older editions of Debian based on the older Kennel
still existing in squeeze.
Thanks,
Karen
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