OK I see it there after issuing this command but espeakup still says unable to connect to softsynth device. I do have espeak installed. Are there no more configuration steps to do? This seems a little too minimal. It seems as though /dev/softsynth is not being referred to as a device. Gregory Nowak wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > You don't need to create it. Udev creates it for you when you switch > to the soft synth. If you don't have udev for some reason, then you'd > create it by hand with: > mknod /dev/softsynth c 10 26 > Hth. > > Greg > > > On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 10:13:50PM -0400, Robert Spangler wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I wish to use espeakup. What is the command to create the softsynth >> device? >> >> Robby >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > - -- > 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 v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkifo+MACgkQ7s9z/XlyUyDnfgCdGfVBTNfQ7koZDTY/boz0nLwz > baQAoKFiHAbzZFfftxXr2Rxd7e5X6MN6 > =QzeQ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >