Hi My girl friend was here and here is what she saw on the screen Timer: vector=0x31 apic1=0 Pin1=0 apic2=-1 Pin2=-1 MP-BIOS bug: 8254 Timer not connected to Io-APIC Trying to set up timer (IRQ0) Through The 8259A.Failed Trying to set up timer as Virtual Wire IRQ.Failed Trying to set up timer as ExtINT IRQ. Failed :( . Kernel Panic- not syncing: IO- Apic + timer doesn't work! Boot with apic=debug and send a report. Then try booting with the 'noapic' option. Thanks in advance. Corey -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 4:03 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: need help getting fedora 6 to boot with speech 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