Type the commands exactly as he typed them in his message. You don't need the speakup part i.e. your added -speakup2.4.27. Please read the apt howto availble possably in /usr/share/doc or on the debian website. You may get better debian specific help on the debian user list. info for that is on the debian site under the link mailing lists.This is a heavy usage list except for the last few weeks so you may find searching its archives more useful. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn@home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 5:19 PM Subject: Re: frustrated > Hello Lorenzo, > I have done variences of the following from what you suggest: > apt-get install alsa-modules-speakup-2.4.27 > apt-get install alsa -modules -speakup-2.4.27 > apt-get install alsa-modules-2.4.27 > and some other variences. > But I always keep the first part the same: > apt-get install alsa > It cannot find that module > > Glenn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lorenzo Prince" <lorenzo at prince.homelinux.org> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 5:58 PM > Subject: Re: frustrated > > > What kernel are you running? > > If you are running a 2.4.x kernel, try: > > apt-get install alsa-modules-<kernel-version> > > replacing <kernel-version> with the appropriate version of your kernel. > Then do: > > apt-get install alsa-base alsa-oss alsa-utils > > and run: > > alsaconf > > to configure your sound card. > > If you are running a 2.6.x kernel, skip the first step, as alsa is a part of > the > 2.6 kernel. So all you need to do is: > > apt-get install alsa-base alsa-oss alsa-utils > alsaconf > > and follow the instructions presented by alsaconf. Then you will have full > alsa > support in Debian. > > Happy New Year, and please don't give up on Linux. > > PRINCE > > _______________________________________________ > 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
