Firstly 2.2.17 is the kernel you want for maximum stability; it probably supports your soundcard too; what sort of card is it? Also; you can install the ALSA drivers later if you like to get better soundcard support. On Thu, Oct 26, 2000 at 01:18:14PM -0400, Chris Schulte wrote: > Hi all, > I have been working with someone to help me install speakup v0.9B. We are > both blind, and he is quite experienced where compiling kernels is > concerned. I am using Slackware V7.1 curtesy of downloading zipspeak from > the slackware website. The kernel we have chosen is 2.3.9 because it has > support for my sound card. Everything seems to go fine, until making the > bzImage. I have looked at the errors and they seem to all be speakup > related. Here is what I have gotten for errors. > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fom > it-frame-pointer -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -DCPU=686 -c -o init/main.o > init/main.c > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fom > it-frame-pointer -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -DCPU=686 -DUTS_MACHINE='"i386"' > -c -o init/version.o init/version.c > make -C kernel > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/kernel' > make all_targets > make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/kernel' > make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all_targets'. > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/kernel' > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/kernel' > make -C drivers > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers' > make -C block > make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/block' > make all_targets > make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/block' > make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all_targets'. > make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/block' > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/block' > make -C char > make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/char' > make -C speakup > make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/char/speakup' > make all_targets > make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/char/speakup' > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fom > it-frame-pointer -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -DCPU=686 -DSPK_BNS -DSPK_BNS > -c -o speakup_bns.o speakup_bns.c > make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/char/speakup' > make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/char/speakup' > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/char' > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers' > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, > Chris Schulte > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- -- Kerry Hoath: kerry at gotss.eu.org Alternates: kerry at emusys.com.au kerry at gotss.spice.net.au or khoath at lis.net.au ICQ UIN: 62823451
