I have found that zipspeak has problems with loading modules for various devices. I'd just grab zipslack and replace it's kernel with the apropriate kernel with speakup compiled in. this can be found in the kernels/speakup.i directory in the correct version of slackware your version of zipslack is. On Sat, Jul 05, 2003 at 08:38:25PM +0100, Stoppard wrote: > Thanks for the info but ZipSpeak can still be downloaded from > ftp://linux-speakup.org/pub/speakup/disks/slackware/zipspeak/ > May i ask what problems ZipSpeakUp has and if the methodof using ZipSlack > then dropping the zipspeakUp kerrnel in reduces these problems? > > Thanks in advance, > Nigel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg at romuald.net.eu.org> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 7:44 PM > Subject: Re: Speak Freely Newbie > > > > Zipspeak is no longer being maintained, and has some problems with it, > > but you should still be able to grab zipslack, drop the speakup.i for > > ide hardware, or speakup.s for scsi hardware kernel into it, and have > > it working. > > > > Greg > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 05, 2003 at 03:19:58PM +0100, Stoppard wrote: > > > Hi Jhon, > > > Thanks for the info. I hope i have turned off HTML for this list under > > > adding new contact in OE 5.5. > > > > > > I know Zipspeak is not maintained but since it can still be downloaded i > > > guess it can still be used? > > > I have not heared of either of the two you mentioned. I liked zipspeak > as i > > > did not have to repartition my hard drive on my only working computer. > > > > > > Thought i would try the mailing list first, i have had a look at the > > > reflector home page and it says the most recent version is the first one > in > > > a while that is again compatible with Windows to Linux systems. I > notice on > > > the Speakup web site there are two different address to point the > reflector > > > to, is there a better one to use? Espsherly since speakfreely should > work > > > with both? > > > > > > Thanks very much, > > > Nigel > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
