If it's serial, try using other ports, too. Thanks, _|_|_|_|_| _| _|_|_|_| _| _|_|_| _| _|_|_| _| _| _| _|_|_| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _|_|_|_| _|_|_| Visit TDS for quality software and website production http://tysdomain.com msn: tyler at tysdomain.com aim: st8amnd2005 skype: st8amnd127 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Heil" <eheil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 6:03 PM Subject: Re: New Debian Install - HELP! > Hi their. As far as I know, the installer does support Speakup out of the > box. I can't confirm this, but apparently you're supposed to press tab > before typing the commands to get speakup talking. As a side note, I did > download an installation immage for Speakup, but I have a Dectalk Express > whereas you apparently have a Speakout synth. Not even sure if they're > manufactured anymore, but they're good synths nevertheless. Getting back > to you're point, I could not get the Dectalk express to come up talking > with any of the immages, but this might be related to another issues. > > --Erik > > On Thu, 9 Oct 2008, Steve Holmes wrote: > >> Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 16:40:10 -0700 >> From: Steve Holmes <steve at holmesgrown.com> >> Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. >> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> Subject: New Debian Install - HELP! >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: RIPEMD160 >> >> I just downloaded two recent install CD's for Debian Lenny; one from >> June of this year (Beta 2) and a testing image dated today Oct 9th. I >> have a speakout synth hooked up on ttyS0 and am using it at this very >> moment. But alas, I cannot get it to work with these Debian boot >> disks. The command I'm using is >> install speakup.synth=spkout >> I tried this with and without pressing tab first. In all cases, I get >> no speech. I saw in the f8.txt that speakup could be used but in >> parentheses, they said graphical installer only so I also tried >> installgui speakup.synth=spkout >> Again, no speach then either. What could be wrong here? I thought >> these latest CD's would have kernels compatible with Speakup. Do I >> still have to go out and boot with a dedicated boot disk like Samuel's >> disk? >> >> Thanks for helping. >> - -- >> HolmesGrown Solutions >> The best solutions for the best price! >> http://holmesgrown.ld.net/ >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iD8DBQFI7pZZWSjv55S0LfERA9j5AKDJtixklXzgPzkR5AbQj2emC9rt7ACfW2NU >> olA209d/OzZC9AvLT6bDaSo= >> =Lfs7 >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > eheil at sdf.lonestar.org > SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > __________ NOD32 3509 (20081009) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >