I am not really sure how Speakup handles internal synthesizers, but with an external one I would try to specify a serial port in addition. However, it definitely does not apply to your Accent PC. Can anyone please chime in and help? Vic ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 2:20 PM Subject: Re: Bootdisk for Redhat 7.2 with Speakup1.0 > Hi Vic, > > Excellent; thanks. Do you have any ideas concerning my other questions? I > type the following command after booting the boot disk: > text speakup_synth=acntpc > > and get no speech at all. > > Thanks. > > At 04:10 AM 12/2/2001 +0100, you wrote: > >Yes, correct assumption. > >Vic > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i at azboss.net> > >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > >Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 3:59 AM > >Subject: Re: Bootdisk for Redhat 7.2 with Speakup1.0 > > > > > > > Hi Vic, > > > > > > Oh, and another question. Am I to assume that the word "text" at the > > > beginning of the parameter indicates that the RedHat installation will be > > > done in text mode? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > At 03:22 AM 12/2/2001 +0100, you wrote: > > > >Hi, Darrell! > > > >Yes, you have to rawrite the boot.img to the floppy. > > > >When your floppy starts working, after several seconds there will be a > > > >pause. At this pause type > > > > > > > >text speakup_synth=[your synthesizer's abbreviation] > > > >for example, I use ltlk for DoubleTalk LT. > > > >make sure your Redhat CD is in the drive. Are you familiar with Speakup > >at > > > >all? > > > >Vic > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i at azboss.net> > > > >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > >Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 1:59 AM > > > >Subject: Re: Bootdisk for Redhat 7.2 with Speakup1.0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Vic, > > > > > > > > > > OK; I found them, thanks to your good advice... But, there are no > >README > > > > > files or anything to explain what to do with these... I'm assuming > >that I > > > > > would want the boot.img file, and that I would rawrite this to a > >floppy > > > > > from which I could boot my system to begin the installation. But, I > >have > > > > > some questions. Must the installer use X Window? Must I have a > >monitor > > > > > connected in order to complete the install, and how can I do a > >text-based > > > > > install of the OS, so as to do it without sighted help? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > At 12:09 AM 12/2/2001 +0100, you wrote: > > > > > >No, the disks are there. Just follow the "FTP site" link instead of > > > >"index". > > > > > >In the directory "Disks", look for "Redhat" and then "7.2". > > > > > >Vic > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > > >From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i at azboss.net> > > > > > >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > > > >Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 7:56 PM > > > > > >Subject: Re: Bootdisk for Redhat 7.2 with Speakup1.0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Thomas and all, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On the linux-speakup.org web site, I do not find boot disks for > >RedHat > > > >7.2 > > > > > > > and Speakup 1.0; everything I can find there is for older > >versions. > > > >Did > > > > > > > you just make these yourself? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 01:51 AM 12/1/2001 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > > > >Hi, you must make absolutely sure when you are doing the install > >to > > > > > >choose > > > > > > > >either the Speakup.map or speakup_lt.map. > > > > > > > >If you choose something such as US.map You will not beable to use > > > > > > > >speakup'snumpad during the install or after the install has > >finished. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > >From: "Victor Tsaran" <tsar at sylaba.poznan.pl> > > > > > > > >To: "Speakup List" <speakup at speech.braille.uwo.ca> > > > > > > > >Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 5:07 AM > > > > > > > >Subject: Bootdisk for Redhat 7.2 with Speakup1.0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, listers! > > > > > > > > > I tried to update my existing Redhat 7.1 to 7.2 using the > > > >bootdisk, > > > > > >loaded > > > > > > > > > with Speakup1.0. However, strange things started to happen. > >First > > > >of > > > > > >all, > > > > > > > > > the numpad keys stopped working on the first or second step of > >the > > > > > > > > > installation. Second, I had to once even reinitialize the > >update > > > > > >procedure > > > > > > > > > because Speakup completely stopped speaking. > > > > > > > > > I am using DoubleTalk LT and this is the first time I > >experienced > > > >such > > > > > >a > > > > > > > > > behavior from Speakup. > > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > > > > Vic > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > > > > >Speakup mailing list > > > > > > > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > > > > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > > >Speakup mailing list > > > > > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Speakup mailing list > > > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
