-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 That would be because you have speakup compiled as a module. If you want speach immediately when Linux boots, you have to compile it directly in to the kernel. An alternative if you really want speakup compiled as a module is to execute the modprobe commands to load speakup somewhere near the beginning of your boot scripts. - --- Joseph C. Lininger jbahm at pcdesk.net - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Nickelson" <roylee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 9:07 PM Subject: Re: knowing when the computer is booted > hi, > that was the way it was originally but there was never any speach > at bootup. The only way I can get speach is to type > modprobe speakup_dectlk > after I log in. > Roy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 9:31 PM > Subject: Re: knowing when the computer is booted > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > are you getting speach? bc that speakup line should look like > speakup_synth=dectlk. > On Sat, Mar 20, 2004 at 09:04:23PM -0500, Roy > Nickelson wrote: > > hi, > > how do you know when the computer is booted with linux. With windows I get > a > > nice startup sound and jaws starts talking. With linux I just have to wait > > until the hard drive stops. Unfortunantely with the drive I have this > isn't > > a good solution because it is too quiet. > > i have a line in my lilo.conf file that says > > speakup_dectlk > > > > this is on the same line that starts with append = and has some other > stuff > > that I don't remember. I am using redhat 9. > > Roy > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > - -- > Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid > back. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFAXP559XVrM3ri110RAjb/AJ0eh1qvbs+FjmLgN03rzHeJJh/e0ACcCgxR > yXonXHIn+uDWAd4Y7cWJEYI= > =Emhf > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > > 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 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.0.3 iQA/AwUBQF1ZYienap9Jqj2wEQIyAQCeJ/gg2lsscZ7XK2XDZES1uH917ukAoI4F qt3RkeI/JAkKFljsUn8pp6IW =56FX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----