Cody, you don't want a null-modem with an rj11 connector on it, it should have a female connector on one end and a male on the other. Garrett On Mon, 2008-05-19 at 20:19 -0700, Cody Hurst wrote: > I'm not quite understanding the logic behind the null modem, but ok. > When I plug the rj11 end of the cable to the pc, how do I tell speakup > to look on teh modem port if linux by default is in compatible with > most modems? > > On May 19, 2008, at 5:14 PM, Kerry Hoath wrote: > > > put a gender changer on the blazer to change the serial port from > > female to > > male on the blazer. > > plug a 25-pin female to 9-pin mail into the converter. > > plug the null modem from converter to pc. > > > > You could also get a 25-pin null modem cable; gender bend the blazer > > end > > then convert it down to 9-pin on the pc end. > > > > the cable needs to be null modem and you need things of the right > > gender as > > the port on the blazer for serial is female. > > Regards, Kerry. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cody Hurst" <churst35 at verizon.net> > > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:07 AM > > Subject: Re: speakup, grml and braille blazer > > > > > > Well I have a db9 null modem cable, but how would I do this > > configuration? the db9 end will not fit on the blazer and vice versa. > > More insight on this would greatly be appreciated. > > On May 19, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Kerry Hoath wrote: > > > >> the blazer requires a null modem cable to connect it to the computer > >> not a > >> straight through serial cable. > >> Regards, Kerry. > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Cody Hurst" <churst35 at verizon.net> > >> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >>> > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:03 AM > >> Subject: speakup, grml and braille blazer > >> > >> > >> Hello all, > >> > >> I just realized I could whip up an external synth with a db25 > >> serial cable, a converter and a db9 serial cable, however when I boot > >> grml I use this boot command > >> > >> grml speakup_synth=bns, ttyS0 and get no speech. On the blazer's > >> speech config menu I set it from parallel to serial. however I tried > >> starting grml with it on serial and parallel and still no speech. I > >> know this can be done but I just don't know how. I'd like to know > >> what > >> I"m doing wrong here. Thanks for any hep. > >> > >> Cody > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Visit Garrett and Whitney's blog at http://garrettk17.dyndns.org And for decent, civilized, and sometimes technical IRC chatting, check out www.the-bofh.com and irc.the-bofh.com
