Mark Peveto here, Aha! Thanks for that. I'll use wget and get it tomorrow. I'd try it tonight, but i usually start fuzzing out by about 7:30 or so. Appreciate it, Toney. Mark Peveto Registered Linux user number 600552 Everything happens after coffee! On Sun, 14 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Tony Baechler here. I've been out of action due to bad migraines, so I > understand. The command I gave you was shorthand. You have to fill in the full > name of the .deb package, making sure you have it downloaded first. You have > to be root or use sudo. I should be better about giving the full command with > the full filename, but I assumed people would know this. Again, as always, > there is no warranty, but it should work fine with Ubuntu and Debian > derivatives. > > On 5/12/2017 3:09 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > Mark Peveto here, > > I'll come back in the morning and see what responses I get. I still get > > errors when I use dpkg -i, no matter what I do. If OS notes help, running > > vinux 5.1. > > > > ] > > > > Mark Peveto > > Registered Linux user number 600552 > > Everything happens after coffee! > > > > On Wed, 10 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > > > Tony Baechler here. > > > > > > You first need a kernel package with the latest Speakup patches or you > > > won't > > > have any hardware speech. You want the linux-image 4.10.7-2 package. Just > > > install it with "sudo dpkg -i linux-image*". It should work fine in > > > Ubuntu, > > > but use at your own risk. > > > > > > http://iavit.org/~bats/kernels/ > > > > > > Second, you add just this single line to /etc/modules: > > > > > > speakup_txprt > > > > > > Finally, you make sure there aren't other modules like speakup_soft and > > > you > > > disable espeakup, speechd-up, etc from starting. You shouldn't need > > > software > > > speech. Reboot and see what happens. If it doesn't work, post here. Look > > > at > > > the dmesg output and see if it had an obvious problem. It should start > > > talking > > > early in the boot process. > > > > > > On 5/8/2017 4:54 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > > Mark Peveto here, > > > > Where would I find said Module. More info, please? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > -- > James 5:16 Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for > another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth > much in its working. (ASV) > > _______________________________________________ > 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