Hi again, Thanks! That information has given me all I need for now. I can dig through the help system and man pages and notes I have from a unix class from a few years ago. That should be enough to keep me busy for a while. Again, thanks much for the help. Enjoy! Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "tony seth" <lp800@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 6:59 AM Subject: Re: installing ubuntu with what may be missing pieces > Okay, so the install worked... that's good... I've also had the same > problem with 8.4 as well as earlier versions with accessing some of the > administrative tools on the system menu. As for shell commands, that I > can help ya there. To run a command do the key combo of alt-f2 which will > be pretty self explanitory. Type in gnome-terminal don't miss out the > dash, and you'll hear ubuntu at ubuntu. There's your command promt, and > with speech too. As for getting speech from the text console, I mean the > real one, you'll have to get a kernel package from someone who's compiled > a custom kernel, or roll your own containing speakup, because the removed > it from this version. Hth... must get back to work now... > Cheereo! > > -- > Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit > www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > __________ NOD32 3499 (20081007) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >
