-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 You need to use speakup from cvs if you want to use a 2.6 kernel. See: http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/README.cvs Greg On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 08:30:55PM -0600, Jeff Jacobson wrote: > Hi, > > I.m new to the list. I.m trying to build a Linux system for a blind friend > of mine. The system is: > > Dell Dimension TS500 . Pentium-3 @ 500 MHz > external DecTalk express > > I currently have Debian 2.2.20 running on the machine, after many hours of > fussing to get the new 80gb disk installed properly and Xfree86 / KDE > running. > > Now I learn that Speakup needs kernel 2.4.25, or later. I downloaded the > 2.6.6 kernel from www.kernel.org, thinking I may as well jump all the way > if a kernel build is required. > > After downloading Speakup 1.5 and running the .checkout. program in > accordance with the INSTALLATION document, I am not prompted to configure > Speakup. I.m following the directions carefully, but having no luck. > > In the interest of not wasting several days trying to .recreate the wheel. > I thought someone on the list might get me going down the best path to > make this happen. I noticed the link on speakup.org to the Debian floppy > creation for Woody3, but am trying to avoid reinstalling Debian after all > of the hours I already have invested in this current machine.s > configuration. > > Would someone please be kind enough to advise me (as concisely as > possible) on how I should proceed? Maybe a fresh install is my only > choice? > > Thanks in advance for any assistance. > > Jeff > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > !DSPAM:40cfb6a8220887962221358! > > - -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAz7gD7s9z/XlyUyARAplzAJ9NL/O0a7iy0h6z484MFcNa/JYZtACggaW0 lhXIdzbcm/O5aBa/RHnU6+Y= =L+nO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
