Problem is that old sparks use the z8530 serial controller not the 8250/16450/16550 that a pc uses. This might mean a rewrite of the serial driver in speakup. Regards, Kerry. On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 05:09:36AM +0000, Toby Fisher wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Fri, 29 Nov 2002, Matt wrote: > > > I have been meaning to ask about non-Intel platform work with Speakup. I > > have a Sun Sparc20 at work that I have been trying to find a screen reader > > for. Not only would I like to run Speakup on a Sparc, but I would like to > > do it with Solaris if possible. I have been tempted for quite a while to > > purchase on of those DEC Multia's as well and run either True64 or Linux on. > > Well don't forget, Speakup is Linux-specific, i.e. it will only run on > LInux because it is not an application, rather it is kernel code. But if > your Spark has a serial port, go for it! > > Cheers. > > - -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby at tjfisher.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: pgpenvelope 2.10.2 - http://pgpenvelope.sourceforge.net/ > > iD8DBQE97DycKl9qIwuqk+IRAjzPAJ0TuaTbUXa48ylZJFZ+TjkhM2xsOgCaAtIq > ZF/cRug6PoAYZiYy6hAFDMU= > =0SHE > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- Kerry Hoath: kerry at gotss.net kerry at gotss.eu.org or kerry at gotss.spice.net.au ICQ: 8226547 msn: kerry at gotss.net Yahoo: kerryhoath at yahoo.com.au
