How can I effectively use /dev/nvram to toggle certain cmos settings? What if I just cat /dev/nvram > /etc/cmos.conf or something, edit it in pico, and then do the reverse, cat /etc/cmos.conf > /dev/nvram? I heard somewhere that using this would allow changing of the cmos settings without needing to actually go to that screen that you normally do it in. Does this work good? If not, how can I get the cmos setup to speak using either a dectalk express or a double talk pc internal. I need to change some power settings on my laptop so it doesn't enter standby when I'm reading webpages, or shut the hard drive down when I'm downloading files, I disabled all the power stuff in windows and it still seems to do it, so it must be controlled in the advanced power management settings in cmos. I'm thinking of putting debian on it soon and hate the problem when it goes to sleep when I'm reading a site no matter what I do. It's probably not good for my decexpress either, to have computer power just suddenly shut down in the middle of speech. I guess the bios monitors for keyboard or mouse activity which when I'm listening isn't present. If I press buttons though, my screen reader, window-eyes interrupts so I have to start over anyway, I usually use read to end and such automatic functions.
