Let us know how you make out. Don't be a stranger. On Fri, 18 May 2001 mo.valli at bt.com wrote: > Many thanks for the info. I'll give this a try. > > regards > > Mo. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Janina Sajka [mailto:janina at afb.net] > Sent: 17 May 2001 23:06 > To: speakup > Subject: RE: speakup/install failed > > > Yes, absolutely. And, you can have your Express talk you through the > install. It's been speech enabled except for the very first prompt where > you need to tell speakup what synth you're using. > > > Here's how to get this part right: > > Monitor your floppy as it starts booting just after the little system > beep which indicates the end of the bios part of the boot process. After > a very short time spinning, the floppy will pause. This is your prompt > to enter: > > text speakup_synth=dectlk > > Notice that synth is spelled s y n t h and notice that dectlk is the > speakup keyword that signifies the Dec-Talk Express. There are other > keywords for other synths. > > Enjoy! > > On Thu, 17 May 2001 mo.valli at bt.com wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I am unable to boot from CD, and thus would need to use a boot disk. Will > my > > external Dec express work if I was to use the boot.img that is located on > > redhat disk 1? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Regards > > > > Mo. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Janina Sajka [mailto:janina at afb.net] > > Sent: 16 May 2001 22:43 > > To: speakup > > Subject: Re: speakup/install failed > > > > > > Rich: > > > > If you're able to download the iso images at > > ftp://speakup.octothorp.org, you'll be ahead of the game. Bill Acker has > > patched speakup into the current Redhat install very nicely. You'll get > > a fully accessible install--well except for the first prompt where there > > is no speech and you have to indicate your synthesizer. But after that > > prompt, the install is accessible and the speech is built in. It's by > > far the easiest coarse. I heartily recommend it. > > > > On Wed, 16 May 2001, Rich Caloggero wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to install speakup-0.10a on redhat kernel 2.2.19. > > > I put the speakup sources under /usr/src and copied the source tree for > > > linux-2.2.19 into linux. I entered the speakup source directory at > > > /usr/src/speakup-0.10a and typed ./install and got this mess: > > > [summary: lots of errors about expected binary operator ] > > > ./installPatching version v22 > > > Creating .orig files [./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ./install: [: ==: binary operator expected > > > ] done. > > > Patching files [p./install: ${writeloc//^/\/}: bad substitution > > > ] done. > > > Copying files [c./install: ${writeloc//^/\/}: bad substitution > > > ] done. > > > speakup-0.10a# > > > > > > Help. > > > > > > Rich > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > >
