Hi there, I believe the command you'd be after is: ls > /dev/ttyS0 I.E, redirect the output of ls to the first com port, known as /dev/ttyS0 under linux. Thanks, Arthur. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn@home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net> To: <jaffar at jeffstudio.net>; "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 3:49 AM Subject: Re: Strange garbles from dectlk > What happens when you send text directly to tty0, such as directing the ls > command to the port? > There must be an equivalent to the msDOS command: > dir>com1 > would it be? > ls tty0 > Glenn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <jaffar at jeffstudio.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 10:42 AM > Subject: Strange garbles from dectlk > > > Hi All. My struggles with installing fedora still continues. After I > type > in the command text speakup_synth=dectlk, It doesn't speak but goes > straight > to the choice of whether I should skip checking my disk or proceed with > the > installation. When I proceed, My nephew telles me that the screen shows > something like the Anaconda installer is active. It is at this point that > Dectalk garbles something like c cerdilla, atleast 20 times in succession, > then stops altogether. Incidentally, I did do a check on the disk, and > Anaconda says that my disk passed the check test. My conclusion is that > My > dectalk is trying to respond, but that it is not able to connect with > speakup. I wonder if there is anything else I need to do? Any help will > be > greatly appreciated. I have already disabled the non-existent tty2 from > my > bios so that I have tty0 left. Cheers! > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.7 - Release Date: 10/06/2005 >