do you run the latest fermware? The latest is something like febaruary 2002 or something like that. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Ekis" <JEkis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 1:39 AM Subject: Re: Setting up zipspeak I don't have the manual with me right now, but I don't think anything was mentioned. Speach box mode does turn on though, and works with limited success. I posted on the fs support list quite a while back when I was trying to get it to run as a synth rather than a braille display under jaws. I just now remembered what happened there. I did get a note that speach box mode wasn't supported any longer, but a little argument got started on the list and there were many requests to have it put back in so I don't know what eventually was done. Justin. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 4/13/2002 at 12:27 AM Gregory Nowak wrote: >I'm just wondering, does your me manual mention speechbox mode? I recall >something in the early stages of development of the me series about Alan >Halst FS product manager saying that speechbox mode would not be >supported. However, I was under the impression that this big step back was >changed before the product came to market. > >If your manual doesn't mention anything on speechbox mode, I'll ask on the >fs support-list if speechbox mode is in fact supported on the me or not. >Greg > > >On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 07:55:46PM -0700, Justin Ekis wrote: >> That's what I've been using. Well it was worth looking into. >> I'll just have to wait and see if software speach is supported in the >near future, or maybe I'll save up and buy a real synth. >> >> Thanks for all the help though everyone. >> >> >> >> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** >> >> On 4/12/2002 at 8:37 PM Gregory Nowak wrote: >> >> >Use the me's default serial settings. >> >Namely, 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bits, software >handshake. >> >Greg >> > >> > >> >On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 05:37:56PM -0700, Justin Ekis wrote: >> >> And after all that, I think I've found the answer. >> >> Lol. Why didn't I ask this to begin with when it wasn't working? >> >Considering how long I've been using the blazie/fs note takers this >should >> >have been obvious. >> >> Anyone have an idea what communication settings I should be using in >the >> >m20 to work with speakup? >> >> If the transmission speed, data bits stop bits and the like aren't set >> >correctly strange stuff can happen. >> >> If I can get this set right I'll be all set. >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** >> >> >> >> On 4/12/2002 at 6:39 PM Alex Snow wrote: >> >> >> >> >Well, at least your braille lite said something. My 2000 won't say >> >> >anything. >> >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >> >From: "Justin Ekis" <JEkis at sbcglobal.net> >> >> >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> >> >Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 10:56 AM >> >> >Subject: Re: Setting up zipspeak >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >Hi. >> >> >Thanks for the advice. >> >> >I'm using windows ME so can't boot directly to dos in that version >so I >> >> >have >> >> >to use a windows startup disk. >> >> >I found the config.sys that windows put on the startup disk and added >> >> >device=c:\windows\himem.sys to the area labeled common. This did help >> >> >somewhat. >> >> >Now when I start linux the braille lite speaks. But only for a few >> >seconds. >> >> >It says a few words, but they don't seem to make up any kind of >logical >> >> >sentence, like there's words missing in the middle. But it said >> >something >> >> >about braille, speakup and the kernal. >> >> >Then the braille lite stopped speaking and froze up. I know it was >the >> >> >braille lite and not the computer or linux because it wouldn't even >> >respond >> >> >to the command to take it out of speach box mode. >> >> >Well, it seems my guess was right. The newer note takers in the >series >> >> >won't >> >> >work with it. >> >> > >> >> >Oh well. >> >> >I guess I'll have to wait for software speach support. >> >> > >> >> >Thanks again. >> >> >Justin >> >> > >> >> >*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** >> >> > >> >> >On 4/12/2002 at 10:03 AM Pete wrote: >> >> > >> >> >>Hi >> >> >> I have windows 98 s e and I go to shutdown and restart in m s dos >> >mode. >> >> >>I think loadlin needs himem.sys to work but am not sure so I placed >a >> >> >>device=c:\windows\himem.sys >> >> >>line in the config.sys file. The config.sys file I have is empty >> >except >> >> >>for >> >> >>the line loading himem.sys... To boot zipspeak or the umsdos >slackware >> >> >>linux I used a l.bat file some thing like this: >> >> >>@echo off >> >> >>c:\loadlin\loadlin.exe c:\linux\(kernel name) /dev/hda1 >> >> >speakup_synth=(your >> >> >>keyword for your synthasiser) >> >> >> You will need loadlin.exe the linux loader. I unzipped the >loadlin >> >> >>program files to c:\loadlin, you don't need to do this except there >is >> >> >>documentation explaining how to use loadlin. /dev/hda1 is the first >> >> >>partission on the first drive (C:>) if this is whear your zipspeak >> >> >>distribution is it should be fine. There are other parameters you >may >> >> >need >> >> >>to specifie in the batch file I don't know about. >> >> >> Pete >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >> >> >>From: "Justin Ekis" <JEkis at sbcglobal.net> >> >> >>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> >> >>Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 3:41 AM >> >> >>Subject: Setting up zipspeak >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Hello again all, >> >> >> >> >> >>I'm back and giving linux another try. >> >> >>I tried several weeks ago but had problems. I've been busy and am >now >> >> >>getting back to it. >> >> >>Ok, I've managed to get a little farther than the last time I >posted. I >> >> >>have >> >> >>created a windows me boot disk and tried to start linux from >there. I >> >had >> >> >>sighted help and when i changed to the c: drive and ran linux.bat >they >> >> >said >> >> >>they saw some kind of error message but it went by too fast to read. >> >There >> >> >>was lots of text. My synth didn't say a word though. The problem is >I >> >> >don't >> >> >>know if I set something up wrong or if it's my ssynth. >> >> >>The documentation says I can use the braille 'n speak or any of that >> >line >> >> >>of >> >> >>blazie note takers for speach I believe, but I use the new braille >lite >> >> >m20 >> >> >>and I think I read somewhere that the braille lite m20 and m40 use >> >> >>different >> >> >>speach technology than the earlier products so I don't know if it's >> >> >>compatible with speakup at all. Would it be possible to use software >> >> >>speach? >> >> >>I also could be setting it up wrong though. Am I supposed to put any >> >other >> >> >>files on the startup disk other than what windows puts on there? >> >> >> >> >> >>Thanks much in advance for any help. I've had the extreme >misfortune of >> >> >>running microsoft crashware, er, I mean windows, for more than 5 >years >> >and >> >> >>so now seem to lose all computer knoledge once I'm outside of it. >Lol. >> >> >> >> >> >>Thanks again. >> >> >>Justin >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >> >> >>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
