Hi people, it might be worth reinforcing your comments about having to specify the serial port. I have a Dectalk multivoice (dectalk external) and although speech starts when the dvd is booted with the correct syntax, I had to go into grub.conf and manually add the serial port on the command line, so as the system will start speaking from the installation. Marcel At 10:03 a.m. 9/02/2007, you wrote: >Corey Knapp writes: > > Hi Listers, > > I am having a great difficulty getting fedora 6 to boot up with > speech using > > the double talk external. > > I have tried the dvd the boot iso and the rescue iso. > >Don't bother. They're all the same file as far as boot is concerned. > > > I can get the fedora > > 3 boot iso to run but the fedora 6 never comes up with speech. > >Let's confirm that you downloaded your iso images from >SpeakupModified.Org? Is that correct? > > > here is the command that I am issuing > > text speakup_synth=ltlk > >Sometimes, it's also necessary to specify the serial port. It isn't >usually necessary, but sometimes it is. There are examples in the >Installation HOWTO. > > > thanks for any help in advance. > >Good luck, and stay in touch about this. > >Janina > > > > Corey > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >-- > >Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.595.7777 >Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com > >Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. >and Canada--Go to http://ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > >Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) >janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup