One correction. Slackware 9.1 doesn't have speakup.i anymore, so substitute speakup.s for the speakup.i reference, and you should be all set. Greg On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 07:44:03PM -0000, Saqib Shaikh wrote: > Hi > > I think I was probably the last maintainer of Zipspeak - sorry for not > keeping it updated. The reasons I stopped maintaining it was that: > 1 > . I no longer use Slackware. > 2. I now don't have a Fat/Fat32 partition on which to install and test > Zipspeak. > 3. Since Slackware now includes Speakup the need for a separate Zipspeak > distribution is lessened. > > However, I will now tell you how to make your own Zipspeak of sorts, and > don't hesitate to get in tuch by emailing me at saqibshaikh.com for more help. > > So to get your own version of Zipspeak: > 1. Download the file zipslack.zip from somewhere like > ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/zipslack/zipslack.zip > 2. Follow the standard instructions provided to unzip the file into an > appropriate location and edit the linux.bat file. > 3. Now get the Speakup Slackware kernels. To do this get all the files > from somewhere like > ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/kernels/speakup.i/ > You will find three files: bzImage, config and system.map I think. > \linux\boot for future reference. > Then rename bzImage vmlinuz and place it in \linux\vmlinuz. > > This ought to do the job and give you Slackware 9.1 with Speakup 1.5. You > will need to compile your own kernel to get the CVS version of Speakup - 1.5 > is the latest stable version. > Slet me know if this makes sense. > S > Aqib > > -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org
