Yes, I just found out about the update and installed it. I just noticed something else about this. I tried again this morning and after it crashes I restart it and all of my folders, and some of the files in it are corrupted and I had to initialize the unit. Luckily I'd done a windisk backup just the other day so I was able to restore from there. The February 14 update didn't make it work any better. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 4/13/2002 at 10:20 AM Ameer Armaly wrote: >do you run the latest fermware? The latest is something like febaruary >2002 >or something like that. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Justin Ekis" <JEkis at sbcglobal.net> >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 > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
