I'm sorry I forgot about this when I wrote earlier. If you choose upgrade rather than install, I think you'll need to change the underscore to a period in one or more places in your grub.conf file. I hope I've helped. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert E. Sten-Clanton" <albert.e.sten_clanton@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 4:43 PM Subject: Re: Upgrading from FC8 to FC9 Greetings! I think it will work if you replace the underscore with a period, so you have speakup.synth=acntsa I learned this about two weeks ago or so. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Ford" <scotte.ford@xxxxxxxxx> To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 3:53 PM Subject: Upgrading from FC8 to FC9 > Hello list, > I have been attempting to upgrade my dell latitude today. I have > downloaded and burned the new FC9 DvD and it is appearing to boot properly, > I had my wife describe the initial boot to me. I am following the > instructions in the howto "down arrow once, tab, space, and type > speakup_synth=acntsa, then enter. My accent is on com1 in the windows > world. I have even attempted to designate the serial port to no avail. I > should get speech, correct? I also tested the synth with my working version > of fc8 before starting. Can someone enlighten me as to what I am doing > wrong? > On another point. I can do an upgrade, updateing grub on the > install without breaking the grub, correct? The install should over write > the exsisting grub on the first sector, is this correct? Thanks in advanced > for any help. Later > Scott > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1466 - Release Date: 5/25/2008 > 6:49 PM > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.1 - Release Date: 5/23/2008 12:00 AM > >
