I did just that today. I had a tarball of 2.4.9 so I applied the patches to bring me up to 2.4.12, put speakup-1.00.tar.gz into its place under /usr/src and did the install. All went with flying colors! I'm now running a 2.4.12 kernel now. On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Tommy Moore wrote: > Hi guys. > Think djc's using the 2.4.3-12 kernel source tree that is on the Red Hat > cd. > This tree won't compile I don't believe with speakup in it. > I suggest you go to: > ftp.kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4 > And get the latest version from there that is linux-2.4.12.tar.gz or .bz2 > and use that to install speakup in and compile. > > Tommy > > > On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, djc wrote: > > > I didn't do this work myself Shawn so it's harder for me to exactly answer > > questions but It's kernel2.4.3. When he went to make it just failed and > > claimed it couldn't find directories. He tried a few different things but > > he couldn't get it to install at all. This RedHat is the one I got from > > Bill's fine ftp site. > > > > > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > > > On 10/20/01 at 1:26 AM Shaun Oliver wrote: > > > > >ok for starters, what exactly wouldn't it do? and what kernel vrelease are > > >u using for this source? > > >I'm currently using kernel 2.4.4 with a cvs version of speakup 1.00 and it > > >compiled with no problems at all. > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > > > > > >Shaun > > > > > >I never made a mistake in my life. > > >I thought I did once, but I was wrong. > > > -- Lucy Van Pelt > > > > > >email: shauno at goanna.net.au > > >icq: 76958435 > > > > > >On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, djc wrote: > > > > > >> Last night we tried to install speakup1.0 and following the read me we > > >> couldn't get it to install. I'm running RedHat7.1. have the older > > >speakup > > >> running fine but I'd like to update it. We moved the tarball ok and we > > >just > > >> couldn't get it to find the directories it needed. My friend was > > >assisting > > >> me and he was using xwindows. I did download the speakup.tar.gz from the > > >> speakup site. Is that the only file I need? I did see a speakup > > >> configuration file but I didn't think I should have downloaded that one > > >so > > >> I didn't. I also would like to know if it's to my advantage to update > > >> RedHat to 7.2. That is going to be an extremely long download and before > > >I > > >> do that I'd appreciate thoughts. My RedHat is running fine but I've > > >always > > >> felt that it's important to keep up to date with changes. Thanks for any > > >> assistance. > > >> > > >> Msn or mailto:djc2 at pacbell.net > > >> > > >> I C Q Number is: 4781694 > > >> > > >> Join Me On Testpattern Radio on Saturday Evenings. > > >> > > >> http://www.thetestpattern.com for the Schedule and Information. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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 > > > > > > Msn or mailto:djc2 at pacbell.net > > > > I C Q Number is: 4781694 > > > > Join Me On Testpattern Radio on Saturday Evenings. > > > > http://www.thetestpattern.com for the Schedule and Information. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >
