Hmm, echoing the synth name seems to cause the kernel to freeze or panic, can't tell which. Is there a different way you're supposed to switch speakup modules? On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Steve Holmes wrote: > Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 07:26:06 -0700 > From: Steve Holmes <steve at holmesgrown.com> > Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: safely unloading speakup modules > > --[PinePGP]--------------------------------------------------[begin]-- > To switch synths on the fly, you should be able to simply echo the new > name to /proc/speakup/synth_name. I understand the modules are > supposed to switch for you. If this doesn't work then do a 'modprobe > -r <synth_module_name>' to unload and I'm quite sure that echoing the > name of the new synth to synth_name should auto load the respective > module. > > The soft synth device can be built by doing > mknod softsynth c 10 26 > The ls -l entry should look like this: > crw-r--r-- 1 root root 10, 26 Dec 21 12:29 /dev/softsynth > > Hope this helps. > > On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 07:33:42AM -0600, Deedra Waters wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Someone told me how to do this once, but I seem to have lost the mail on > > it. > > > > How do you safely switch between speakup modules with out causing the > > kernel to panic? > > Also, how do you make the device that soft_synth requires? > > > > Thanks > > > > > > - -- > > Gentoo Linux: dmwaters at gentoo.org > > http://www.gentoo.org > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFAasi9U5AGPOTGNc8RAlBcAJ9PAyYrW6lgIkLyU5WXnBP87fcYrQCgn3sE > > VsF1WUq26uAJ/2tOru2yc98= > > =JWfN > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown > --[PinePGP]----------------------------------------------------------- > gpg: Signature made Wed Mar 31 08:25:58 2004 CST using DSA key ID 94B42DF1 > gpg: Can't check signature: public key not found > PinePGP: Encryption backend encountered error. > --[PinePGP]----------------------------------------------------[end]-- > -- Gentoo Linux: dmwaters at gentoo.org http://www.gentoo.org
