that helps a ton. I think I'm going to run it in a few and see if I can get it running. I think grml comes with wireless support, which is going to be really nice for my laptop, assuming I can get it going. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Whapples" <mwhapples@xxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 9:31 AM Subject: Re: Re: Re: system with speakup software already installed? > Hello, > Here is what I have found about GRML when installed. The swspeak option > only inserts the software speech module and gives a speech message to > inform you of it, you still need to run swspeak when booting is finished > (like on the CD). Unlike the CD when installed to HD you get placed at a > login prompt, log in before running swspeak. In fact when booting finished > you may not want to run swspeak as that will adjust volumes, etc and I > preferred to add espeakup to the start up scripts. > > Something else which caught me out when using GRML2hd is that it inserts a > default username and if you don't clear that when installing and just type > a username then you actually end up with the default plus your username > (eg. I think the default is grml and I just typed my username when > installing as mike (without backspacing to remove the default as I missed > that as I was rushing) and so the username then was grmlmike when I had > installed). > > Hope some of that might clear up why when installed GRML might not speak. > > Michael Whapples > > On 23/12/42 20:59, Tyler Littlefield wrote: >> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">hello, >> I have used GRML, my problem is getting grml2.hd working successfully. >> It seems to boot, but never comes up talking. >> I provide swspeak as a boot parameter. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Whapples" <mwhapples at aim.com> >> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 6:46 AM >> Subject: Re: Re: system with speakup software already installed? >> >> >> >>> Hello, >>> I don't know if you sorted it out, but you seem to be having >>> difficulties of one sort or another which are preventing you getting >>> speakup. I have found GRML to be very good and by default (on the full >>> GRML distro) speakup is there, look at the swspeak boot argument. >>> Another thing is that GRML can use standard debian packages, unlike >>> ubuntu where mixing ubuntu and debian may cause problems. >>> >>> Michael Whapples >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> </div> > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
