-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 hmm...If the serial port is disabled, you're going to get into the bios of the machine to verify if in fact it is/isn't. Perhaps you have a bad serial cable? On Thu, Sep 23, 2004 at 01:40:56PM -0700, Sean M McMahon wrote: > I have this computer where my bns will not talk after I issue the > command to boot linux and the proper synth keyword. The speakup boot > flopy recognizes the command because I hear the disk spin but my bns > doesn't talk. I no it isn't the floppy because I had no problems when I > tested it on another machine. Could this computer have its cerial port > disabled and if so, how would I check for that? Is there something else I > could try entering from the boot prompt to get this talking? > Sean > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- Failure is not an option, it comes bundled with your Microsoft product. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBUzllNohoaf1zXJMRAq7yAJ9ZIq4GIfjmE+2w4zhmB6OP+McqrACgt4Gw 95WkrmsJt4wToMdjazWTFDg= =oVoS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----