it stops speaking when I go to install the debian base system from the cd rom the cable is plugged in I have checked that I got a few pcs here that I am putting debian on I had sighed help on this dule boot system but what is going on is when I hit inter on the install base system from cd rom is when I loose all speech. hope this helps clairify things a bit. hth hank aim: hanksmith5 msn messenger: hank at hanksmith.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon@xxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 9:26 AM Subject: Re: having speak up installation problems > Mentioning the cable is a good suggestion. If I disconnect the cable to my bns, > or if something like my cat walks across it and jiggles it enough to loose the > connection, speakup will stop speaking untill I restart the system. Read > through the docs available on the netinst iso. I believe speakup is built as > modules on this disk. If that is the case, can't you just try to issue the > command modprobe speakup_bns? You may have posted this several times already, > but for clarity, where exactly does the installer stop speaking? Your other > option is to download and create the floppy immages available from the debian > ports status page. It will say access floppy. You have a choice ofusing the > rc2 immages for sarge, or the daily build immage which has some bug fixes after > rc2. The debian installation manual explains how to create floppy disk immages. > If you're using windows, you can find and download ntrawrite. This gave me > better luck then the plain command-line rawrite under a dosmode in windows. > ----- 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: Friday, November 26, 2004 3:43 PM > Subject: Re: having speak up installation problems > > > > I had had this problem at one time, turned out to be a cabling issue. > > I don't remember if the cable I had was nullmodem and speakup needed a > > straightthrough cable or vise versa but putting a nullmodem adapter on > > the cable solved it in my case. > > On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 02:21:31PM -0800, > > hank wrote: > > > hello alex, and listers did you run in to trouble with the bns not > > > speaking during the debian installation? > > > I am running in to this and don't know if it is a problem that has a fix if > > > there is can some one please, please, please tell me what it is? > > > thanks > > > hank > > > aim: > > > hanksmith5 > > > msn messenger: > > > hank at hanksmith.net > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > My Inbox is protected by SPAMfighter > > > 1225 spam mails have been blocked so far. > > > Download free www.spamfighter.com today! > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children. > > -- Linus Torvalds > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 ---------------------------------------- My Inbox is protected by SPAMfighter 1425 spam mails have been blocked so far. Download free www.spamfighter.com today!
