Being dialog-based doesn't cause too many problems, I was able to successfuly install debian sarge on an Alpha PWS over serial console. Cursor tracking isn't as good as if speakup was running on the machine I was installing to, but it was still useable. On Tue, May 29, 2007 at 01:44:31PM -0700, Gregory Nowak wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Also, I doubt the kernel console approach would work with a usb to 232 > converter, unless the debian netinst iso loads up the drivers for > those as part of the boot process. Even if it does, the debian > installer is dialog based rather than being command-based. > > Greg > > > On Tue, May 29, 2007 at 08:10:01AM -0700, Zachary Kline wrote: > > Hiya, > > The reason I couldn't use a hardware synth is precisely because I don't > > have a serial port on any of my machines. It's downright annoying, but I > > wish there were support for USB to serial adaptors, or something along those > > lines. Either that, or preferably USB synths directly. > > Thanks much, > > Zack. > > > > - -- > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFGXJCv7s9z/XlyUyARAjTCAKCmFLviHnckz4E/bl53nr/icYqpkwCfWSb2 > VwBcN/18eWfEXYTBFZPCxL4= > =r+pq > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Seriously, the way I did this was by using a special /sbin/loader binary with debugging hooks that I made ("dd" is your friend: binary editors are for wimps). -- Linus Torvalds, in an article on a dnserver
