Hi. it is dectalk express. And I double and tripple checked, and the synth keyword is dectlk. Cheers! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon@xxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 1:56 AM Subject: Re: speakup uncommunicative with dectalk synth > As usual, I'm confused, is this a decktalk express or a decktalk external? > They > have different command-line options for speakup because they are different > synths. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jim grimsby" <jimgrims at pacbell.net> > To: <jaffar at jeffstudio.net>; "'Speakup is a screen review system for > Linux.'" > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 8:01 AM > Subject: RE: speakup uncommunicative with dectalk synth > > > Hi, > What fermware on the dectalk express are you using. After using it with > another screen reader it is a good idea to reset the device so it > reverts to defaults. > Hth > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of > jaffar at jeffstudio.net > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 9:13 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: speakup uncommunicative with dectalk synth > > > Hi Friends. I have tried on numerous occasions within the last few > hours to install fc3. I won't say that I've had no success because on > hitting the enter key or the space bar, there is definitely disk > activity. The problem i am getting is that Speakup will not effectively > communicate with my external dectalk synth. > > Just as a precautionary measure, I type in the usual command to get > speakup to talk through my dectalk external synth and add the serial > port info which is the default com port 1 to the command so speakup can > look for the port onto which my dectalk express is connected: text > speakup_synth=dectlk speakup_ser=0 but each time i try booting up > fedora, my dectalk express refuses to speak. On occasions, I get a > smattering of speach, some garble i don't understand, and that was when > I've given more than one minute for dectalk to start speaking. And this > garble comes up when i hit the space bar after the time frame in which > dectalk is supposed to speak passes. There is no speech after that > garble, but there is definitely disk activity. There was once when I > hit the tab key afew times and pressed enter, the disk was ejected from > my system, which goes to show that the installation process did indeed > take place. SSo i am at my wit's end and need help and advice here. > Just as a note, i downloaded the most current version of fedora, and all > files seem to be in place. I can't do an md5 sum check with windows > though as I neither have the program nor the knowledge to do so. Also, > I did try booting fedora using the boot.iso disk as well. 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: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.2 - Release Date: 5/2/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.2 - Release Date: 5/2/2005
