Folks: How 'bout using /dev/synth when Speakup is running to talk directly to the DT-Express. If you don't have it, do: mknod /dev/synth c 10 25 HTH. -- Bill in Denver On Sat, 7 Feb 2004, Garrett Klein wrote: > > Methinks that it's because of Speakup hogging the com port, even if you kill > it with prtsc... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths at comcast.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 4:28 PM > Subject: Re: flashing dectalk > > > > Hmmm. This is very weird...I'm still not getting the firmware version. I > > tried echo "[:ver speak]" >/dev/ttyS0 and that gotme back to the prompt. > > I also did /dev/ttys0 and I got an input/output error. I wonder what > > echo is doing to the command? > > On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 03:07:27PM -0500, Whitley CTR Cecil H wrote: > > > Igor, > > > Try: > > > echo "[:ver speak]" >/dev/ttys0 > > > Linux may be trying to replace the [ or ]? Enclosing it in quotes may > help. > > > Yes, I pulled the command straight out of the manual and tested on my > system > > > (Win NT 4). > > > Sorry I couldn't provide more definative answers. > > > Cecil > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 >