-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Scott, You sent the name "flite" to speakup, instead of doing what the instructions said, which is: echo sftsyn >/proc/speakup/synth_name That should solve the problem Ch;uck On Sat, Jan 28, 2006 at 11:47:51AM -0500, Scott Berry wrote: > Okay Micah, > > I appended to lilo fine. Everything there went well. But when I echo > the flite synth like this "echo flite >/proc/speakup/synthname" and > then doo speechd-up it does not work. I do have sound varified by > soundtest. And here is what the speakup 2.0 software page says. I did > add the "/dev/softsynth" and also "/dev/synth." > Here is a part of the manual and the part that is giving me trouble > again is the echo command. > > Before you can use a software synthesizer, you must have created the > /dev/softsynth device. If you have not already done so, issue the > following commands as root: > > cd /dev > mknod softsynth c 10 26 > > While we are at it, we might just as well create the /dev/synth device, > which can be used to let user space programs send information to your > synthesizer. To create /dev/synth, change to the /dev directory, and > issue the following command as root: > > mknod synth c 10 25 > > Now you can begin using your software synthesizer. In order to do so, > echo the sftsyn keyword to the synth_name proc entry like this: > > echo sftsyn >/proc/speakup/synth_name > > Next run the speechd_up command like this: > > speechd_up & > > Your synth should now start talking, and you should be able to adjust > the pitch, rate, etc. > > In this section, we have assumed that your copy of Speakup was compiled > with the speakup_sftsyn component either built into the kernel, or > compiled as a module. > > -- > Scott Berry > electronicman1961 at myfreedombox.com > Check out my lazy web doodle at: > http://www.myfreedombox.com/users/electronicman1961/ > > Email services by FreedomBox. Surf the Net at the sound of your voice. > www.freedombox.info > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- The Moon is Waning Crescent (1% of Full) But you can still get downloads from http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFD26MoXnuiIOyDVQURAvDCAJ49vHjMhllQJtACVF1b1po+VoDO+wCfdK6n IFgRJGweRzLQxccIQ42LxN0= =8Zy1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
