Lol Thanks Steve. I'm considering the debian distribution. Thanks for the advice. -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Steve Holmes Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 3:39 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: Installing linux using speakup? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 Yes, the light talk will work fine. The command to boot would be like: linux speakup_synth=ltlk The word 'linux' might have to be substituted with the right kernel. Dunno about Debian. With Slackware that command would have begun with speakup.s... I know you from a lot of Window-Eyes related reviews and such; welcome to the other side:). On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 03:07:23PM -0500, Taylor, Carlos Ervin wrote: > What about a double talk lt? I have access to a double talk external. > Can I use this as a speech synth to get speech during the installation > of linux? I eventually want to experiment with gnome. Does it matter > which distribution I get that will work with both speak up and gnome > and gnopernicus? > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Kirk Reiser > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 3:01 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: Installing linux using speakup? > > I don't believe you will be able to use the DECTalk PC to install > linux because it needs to be loaded as a module because of its need of > having software loaded at boot time. > > Kirk > > -- > > Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility > e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario > phone: (519) 661-3061 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > - - -- HolmesGrown Solutions The best solutions for the best price! http://ld.net/?holmesgrown - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCLLmKWSjv55S0LfERA5XpAKCHrTIl6L2jYUgHq9KX6N/SLncitACgrZ4N DcWrNo4reCGH/JIhkyglGnw= =qamJ - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCLLv2WSjv55S0LfERA/7NAKCRjRIfYOUTwbxX9fufKqp3kCCDCwCfQeQO h5YuTApYIQ9Pl03VBKJcU3U= =72XH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup