Hi Ummm, networkd cards and modems are assigned com ports. Once the pcmcia drivers up and configured, the devices are seen as being on a /dev/ttySx whereas, USB com ports are seen as /dev/ttyUSBx. Speakup communicates with with /dev/ttySx devices doesn't it? Gena On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 07:45:22AM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > The PCMCIA slots do not come up as serial ports. I guess there's serial > addapters that might plug into the slot but... You have to include > PCMCIA modules into the kernel and the PCMCIA Card Services package of > utilities that will load the appropriate modules for the card you plug > in. The whole thing is pretty cool once you get it all configured. I > now have a network and modem that auto detect and load the right modules > merely by plugging the card into the slot. Now if I can only get my > wireless network to go <sigh>. > > On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 11:29:03AM +0100, Georgina Joyce wrote: > > Hi > > > > Well I'm not that much of a techy but doesn't the pc configure the pcmcia slot as a com port? Thus I thought that there was a fare chance. Also, I thought that the keynote is a pcmcia card. > > > > As Kirk hasn't dropped in, I guess that no-one has got around to writing the driver. > > > > Gena > > On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 10:22:11PM +0100, Michael Whapples wrote: > > > Also what about something like the gemini? I have one lying about, and it > > > would be nice to use that with my laptop. Or is it a totally different thing > > > trying to use pcmcia with speakup? > > > > > > From > > > Michael Whapples > > > > > > Darren Paskell writes: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > If my memory serves me correctly, I'm fairly sure the Juno's instruction set > > > > is identical to that for the Apollo 2. I'll check in the manual and let you > > > > know if it isn't. > > > > > > > > Darren > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Georgina Joyce" <gena at genaj.plus.com> > > > > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 6:05 PM > > > > Subject: Re: apollo2 > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hi > > > >> > > > >> Your quite right, time for an update, Gene! > > > >> > > > >> Yes it is only the apollo II that is supported by speakup. Although, > > > >> having said which, not sure about the juno. > > > >> > > > >> Gena > > > >> On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 04:56:47PM +0100, Chris Norman wrote: > > > >>> Hi people, > > > >>> I have found an old apollo2 lying around. > > > >>> > > > >>> Will this work with Speakup? I looked in the howto install for fedora, > > > >>> but > > > >>> there was nothing there that said "apollo2", just "apollo". Will this > > > >>> work > > > >>> the same? > > > >>> > > > >>> Cheers, > > > >>> > > > >>> Chris Norman > > > >>> <!-- chris.norman4 at ntlworld.com --> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>> Speakup mailing list > > > >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > >> ---end quoted text--- > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> 2E0AXU > > > >> > > > >> Freedom & Power provided by debian GNU Linux > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> 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 > > ---end quoted text--- > > > > -- > > 2E0AXU > > > > Freedom & Power provided by debian GNU Linux > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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) > > iD8DBQFEdcMAWSjv55S0LfERA/EXAKCaLu1E5svfe+eLH18xeKakFLESRgCcCs7s > TW8qc+UqeTqf7OXJJSAbKlw= > =0gj2 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup ---end quoted text--- -- 2E0AXU Freedom & Power provided by debian GNU Linux
