Tom, no USB, but I use a similar network setup, the serial connection is so I can hear all the messages when it boots. Jack Jack At 08:43 PM 11/24/01 -0500, you wrote: >i'm sorry to hear that you won't be able to add a cdrom, but fortunately >there are many other options here. >Option 1: you may considder some external drive system. I don't know if you >have a usb port or not, but external hard drives are a great way to backup >and install files to your Linux box. >If built into the kernel a external USB or Parallel Zip drive is another >great tool. >Lastly, you could buy a small network kit from someone like Linksys, and set >up your computer to share files and drives. >I baught such a kit myself, and am happy with it. For $60 I got a Linksys >hub, two cables, and two Linksys PCI nics. >However, this may or may not be an option for you depending on how skilled >you are with networking computers. Although, I found this to be a great >option, and great way to share files. > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jack Daniels" <Labitup at home.com> >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 10:39 AM >Subject: Re: Another newbie > > >> Thanks Tom. Unfortunately, no way to add a CDROM to this machine. It's a >> very small computer, (2.5X11.5X8.5) it has built-in everything, and room >> for only a hard disk and a floppy. I picked it up for $25 a while ago, >and >> thought it would make a neat Linux box. Perhaps a parallel CD drive will >> become a possibility for me down the road. >> >> I already have the Speakup files on the system and will just go ahead and >> begin reading the kernal info and start that learning curve now. If I run >> into problems, I know where to come for help. >> >> Jack >> At 11:32 PM 11/22/01 -0500, you wrote: >> >Hi, my comments are below inside your message.I have tried to answer all >> >your questions as clearly as I can. I hope this helps. >> >See below. >> > >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Jack Daniels" <Labitup at home.com> >> >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> >Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 11:30 AM >> >Subject: Another newbie >> > >> > >> >> Hi, I am new to Speakup, and I have been following the list for just a >> >> short while now. I want to learn whether the following is possible, >and >> >> how to best accomplish it. >> > >> >That's great. I'll see what we can do for you. >> >> >> > >> >> First, some info about my Linux box. I have a very small PC installed >> >with >> >> Redhat 7.1, kernal 2.4.2-12 running on a P133 with no CDROM. >> >> A friend set it up for me and I am currently using a serial connection >> >from >> >> My Win98 PC. >> >> >> >> What I want to be able to do is to insert a floppy with Speakup and any >> >> necessary boot files and have Linux come up talking. Is this >possible? >> >> If so, what do I need to get/do? >> > >> >Yes, it is possible, but someone would have to compile you a talking boot >> >disk image of Speakup, for your kernel and send it too you. >> >Another suggestion is to get Emacspeak rpm, put it on a floppy, and >install >> >it to your box. At least you would have speech natively on your Linux >box >> >until you were able to build a Speakup kernel for your machine. >> > >> >> I want to use a DEC Express on COM2, keeping the serial connection on >> >COM1. >> >> >> > >> >This is totally possible. Speakup [probes for your synths ports, and >almost >> >always finds the synth on ttys0 and ttys1. which are com1 and com2 under >> >dos. >> > >> > >> > >> >> If this is possible, and I thought it was from reading the list for >just a >> >> short time, what files do I need? >> >> How do I use them? >> >> Any info out there detailing this process? >> >> >> > >> >Unfortunately, I don't know of any specific documents that exactly gives >you >> >a step by step howto on what to do, but most of us are old hands, or at >> >least know something about what we are doing. >> >Read the kernel howto, and the readme documentation in your kernel source >> >directory. >> >You basically, will need a clean kernel source tree, and the speakup >source. >> >Also make sure you have kernel headers installed, compilers installed, >and >> >are able to build kernels. >> > >> >> I am sure there is info I have left out, so please ask any questions, >and >> >I >> >> will answer them to the best of my ability. Rememberr, I am new, never >> >> built a kernal, the more detailed your response, the better. >> > >> >Ok, is it possible that you can get a cd rom drive for your computer? >Bill >> >has Red Hat 7.2 cd's that come with Speakup built in. All you do is >install >> >the cd's, restart, and wam you have speech. >> >I've been where you are now. Looking at a stock distribution, and >wondering >> >how to get it to talk. Here is how I learned to do it if it is a stock >> >distribution and not a Speakup modified distribution. >> > >> >I downloaded Emacspeak current version, and loaded my Dectalk Express. >Then, >> >I accessed the shell by doing alt+x, and typed shell. >> >Once I had a talking shell, I then installed the Speakup source from >floppy, >> >and put in the Linux cd, and installed the kernel source. Then, built a >> >talking kernel. >> >Since you don't have a cd rom drive you may have to substitute by first >> >configuring wvdial, and then while in Emacs with Emacspeak do an alt+x >and >> >type term. >> >This puts Emacs in a terminal mode, and you can run wvdial & to get your >> >internet connection. >> >Then, you can run the Linux ftp program to ftp files from the >ftp.kernel.org >> >site to your box. >> > >> >So here is the summary. While it is possible to do what you want it does >> >require some compiling, configuring, and large learning curves. However, >> >once you do it a couple of times it won't seam so huge. >> >However, if you want a quick and simple solution see if you can get >Bill's >> >modified Red Hat 7.2 disks from the Speakup ftp site, and install that. >That >> >way you get speech out of the box, and can consentrate on learning the os >> >without plunging head-long into advanced compiling, configuring, and all >> >that. >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> Thank you in advance for helping another newbie get up and talking with >> >> Speakup! >> >> >> >> Jack >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >
