I'm not sure you can; just flash 4.6, and if you don't like it, go to 4.2cd; it's the traditional voice. On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Igor Gueths wrote: > Hi all. The ram method is very efficient...WOuld be nice if all hardware > flashing mechanisms worked like this. Anyway, does anyone konw how I go > about identifying the current firmware version? On power-on the only > message is: "Dectalk express is running, external power on." Thanks! > On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 04:23:59PM -0500, Whitley CTR Cecil H wrote: > > Hi, > > It actually transfers all the data before it sends the command to update the > > rom. Another words, it gets it all in ram and then flashes it. You don't > > really risk the dectalk, if it doesn't transfer, it doesn't flash. > > Cecil > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Igor Gueths [mailto:igueths at comcast.net] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 3:09 PM > > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > > Subject: Re: flashing dectalk > > > > > > Although I have a laptop that has native dos installed on it. I think > > its just too big a risk to fuck up the Dectalk Rom if some bit of > > emulation goes wrong. Speaking of which, what kind of chip contains the > > firmware? Is it an EEPROM/Eprom? In case something does happen to it, > > can I rewrite the firmware? > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >
