Try just typing speakup.synth=spkout after pressing tab...I seem to remember with the new debian install disks you don't type install anymore. On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 04:40:10PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > -----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 -- How do I type "for i in *.dvi do xdvi $i done" in a GUI? -- Discussion in comp.os.linux.misc on the intuitiveness of interfaces
