but, if as we talk about wiping the thing out, horid shit is gone... Tyler Littlefield. Check out our website: http://tysplace.the-leetest.net check out my blog: livejournal.com/~tylerrl [my programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features] [failure is not an option, it comes bundled with windows!] ----- Original Message ----- From: "BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net" <blindtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 2:58 PM Subject: Re: Linux on BrailleNotes > why does everyone want software speech? we got that horrid keynote > gold crap chip built in. or is it that no one has wrote a driver to > use it yet? > On Feb 1, 2006, at 3:55 PM, Garrett Klein wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA512 >> >> Theoretically it could be done... there is a port of Linux to the >> arm architecture. The main issues I would see, as I've thought >> about something similar for a PAC Mate, are: >> >> 1. Analising, reverse-engineering, and re-flashing the rom. >> 2. (this wouldn't necessarily be needed for the PAC Mate since its >> braille display uses a modified USB connector) analising/reverse- >> engineering the bus/communications protocol between the processor >> and the braille display. >> 3. Modifying brltty and the kernel to work with said bus/protocol. >> 4. Getting something like flite ported and integrated into the >> firmware (it would all have to be burned into rom). >> 5. Getting the braille keyboard working, which would most likely >> involve a completely revamped console/keymap system. Oh, the horror >> and nightmares that would result from that! >> 6. Grade 2 Braille support, and back/forward translation (even more >> terrifying than number 5!). >> 7. Creating a UI that's at least somewhat similar to KeySoft. >> >> I don't claim to be an expert at such things, but I consider >> myself knowledgable enough when it comes to a general understanding >> of how to get many things accomplished with computers. There's >> probably tons of stuff that would also have to be accounted for, >> but once you've got the rom hacked and the hardware drivers written >> everything else is just a question of effort and perseverence. >> >> Garrett >> >> On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 07:57:31AM -0500, David Poehlman wrote: >>> As I understand it, not only the software but the hardware is >>> proprietary inside. You'd have to wipe it and start over. >>> >>> -- >>> Jonnie Apple Seed >>> With his: >>> Hands-On Technolog(eye)s >>> >>> >>> On Feb 1, 2006, at 7:41 AM, BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net wrote: >>> >>> You know, I have thought about this for along time, and have thought >>> about how to go about iit. but never got started on thhe beginning >>> points of it, but believe mme, it crossed y mind a million times to >>> just say "Foget humanware and they crappy customer service" and just >>> some how get linux on my braillenote pk. >>> >>> On Feb 1, 2006, at 2:55 AM, Chris Norman wrote: >>> >>>> Hi people, >>>> Does anyone know weather or not there is a linux distribution which >>>> will >>>> work on the BrailleNote from PulseData? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Chris Norman >>>> <!-- chris.norman4 at ntlworld.com --> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iQIVAwUBQ+E8fvQ3GgYHRr/HAQof/A/8ChY10iUDNA1UdMBOhcVZTAY2pup5gxff >> /aGqUHB+juH+Vgglr4nkdW3VrGepplU45GbDGnpfBu+ZJN1Wj3PlVI2xt28MufmX >> 9kJDh39Qc1lK5oPrbJ/TZKSQCsw8gMuhs+r8RIHfPIYPqZYjoqX/iw4wFSgGhcWr >> 4+Tsr9cqCIgB9BXjvr8jMNWBqAaogZ3LGIffpNwLy1bsrmaCPxijIGrbdXXUKm6X >> fKQ5XY/0BgJv95QQ2pIH5rrPitFOxAP6EAmHwKZsva4qdWQ3tjaE2bZ4QQc4INnd >> mz7oALm0Tqyg/5y7l6CrPmAC9zXOLt1QQs2Ut2oV71oHOVeLU9K0MPuuXpRJ50vR >> Mmh5/nRwHur7FkYOpL37zr0p4Q0fAqLPdUYyrNEQw+k66wHZDYSJq8YmzzePS3H1 >> rsmucr4XaQ+cAiKfD1x/uXZEA06A03Wuc8NYf2vjS9aJyMs98YbjIz7YE2Ac7I0k >> Hv55eUQUlMu1MGGLPbC6PFmy+DpbiDxsL4lxIocLyfjy7XUrufxNfMOBeO8A9aRw >> Pa9UIGtv4Tt9bjvrBFyp5eyyMO+zgprtYH4NBVgGWFpXbdXTULQx1ZB3X6jSXjN7 >> XUfjm6UQRgWfcPygCPYX5N9JEyEs1en0o4l0y+nelPHPXol8bcAhJe7FzRtI+dPv >> TUOdRRStLgI= >> =fG3i >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
