Hey, I have fixed this issue. I also found an old din cable for the bns I have here. I have my embosser talking and everything is cool now. On May 20, 2008, at 9:48 AM, Nick G wrote: > Null modem isn't an RJ11 cable...It's an old term for a special kind > of serial cable, used to connect two like devices together, for > instance, a direct RS232 connection between two machines. One comes > with the BNS interface kit. > Thanks, > Nick > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cody Hurst" <churst35 at verizon.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 11:19 PM > Subject: Re: speakup, grml and braille blazer > > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
