For gnome on slackware I've been using Gnome.slackbuild lately with a lot of success...They seem to be pretty good about updating packages frequently and the install is extremely easy. I just wish they would modularise their gnome-speech package, since the one distributed only has festival support. On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 12:29:50AM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > Oh, given that, I could probably proceed as I have always done then. > I thought when reading the update and readme files for Slack 12.1 that > initrd's had to be used now. I'd some day like to get used to initrd > and build one but so far, I've been lazy and just use the setup I > have. I too build replacement kernels as soon as possible after > upgrades like this because I like to patch in ntfs support and of > course the latest speakups. I don't have a dual core processer so I > don't think I need SMP but that's another area I'm not really familiar > with; dunno if it would hurt anything to include SMP support or not. > > When I looked, Slack 12.1 seemed to be really current on package > versions too. I just have to be careful with my gnome installation > because that isn't native to slackware as you know and dropline hasn't > updated in over six months! so if I upgrade slack 12.1 and update the > X stuff, it might break my gnome setup; not sure there. > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 09:24:46AM -0400, Alex Snow wrote: > > In slack 12.1 like in 12.0 the speakup.s kernel is automagically > > installed if you booted with that kernel on the install disk. There > > are some issues when using the install cd since you have to install > > packages from the second CD and then grab the kernels from the first > > CD (in 12.0 at least, it wouldn't prompt you to reinsert the first > > disk, then explode because it couldn't find the kernels > > directory--this may be fixed in 12.1). Other then that, as long as > > you specify your synth parameters when the installer is configuring > > Lilo everything should come up talking. > > Slackware 12.1 also doesn't require initrds, the speakup.s kernel has > > everything you need compiled in. I usually replace this with a > > patched version of one of the smp-enabled kernels rather quickly after > > install, again you don't need an initrd if you use the hugesmp kernel, > > or do what I do and take the standard smp kernel and add needed > > filesystem drivers into the kernel. > > On > > Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 11:45:40PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > > > > > I haven't tried Slack 12.1 yet but If you got your synth and stuff > > > working for the initial installation, you should be able to add those > > > same parameters to the lilo.conf file for the kernel you install from > > > the kernel choices. I haven't messed with it yet because I'm chicken > > > about the initrd stuff but should get down with my laptop and give it > > > a go soon. > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 08:16:51PM -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > > What command or commands need to be done with /kernels/speakup.s/bzImage > > > > in order to get slackware 12.1 talking once installation is finished and > > > > ready for first boot? I'm hearing things that are going too fast to > > > > understand them when the speakup.s kernel fails to install. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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://holmesgrown.ld.net/ > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) > > > > > > iD8DBQFIqRqUWSjv55S0LfERAwiBAKDsdB3v+kBy6Tb6G04c2wErVnyrCwCeKOY6 > > > ujXGWlw+T2ecZAFM2HKXtg8= > > > =QzNT > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > If Bill Gates is the Devil then Linus Torvalds must be the Messiah. > > -- Unknown source > > _______________________________________________ > > 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://holmesgrown.ld.net/ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFIrRluWSjv55S0LfERA6phAKC+KOoLAJFkBHchqrxZbuXbUMXmfQCfcAcG > hrSRh8KKX3Q5OHMuaaZhQAg= > =wpiC > -----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
