Okay... This has gone from a simple kernel upgrade to a ridiculous fiasco, all to get a new kernel running! This really belongs on the Gentoo list, but I'm just frustrated and need answers. Okay, so it seems I didn't have module-init-tools installed. Module-init-tools requires, among other things, coreutils. Coreutils comes down in a format which Portage doesn't recognize. Upgrade Portage, right? Well, not quite that easy. It seems my current Portage is blocking a newer version of Bash which the new Portage wants. So, I'm at a standstill, where I can't upgrade Portage because of a block with my current Portage, which I won't even be using any more by the time the blocked package will be installed! Sheesh! Help! Jayson ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Hubbs" <w.d.hubbs@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 6:13 PM Subject: Re: New kernel problems > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi Jason, > > Correct, the kernel needs to be installed before emerging speakup. > > I do not have a special script that I use to install kernels. If you > have sys-apps/debianutils installed, it has a script that will do this. > I do this to compile and install a kernel: > > cd /usr/src/linux > # configure the kernel > make # this compiles the kernel after configuring it > make modules_install install > > Then you have to edit the /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 file and > put in there a line for the speakup module you want to load. > > Once that is done, you should be up and running on your next reboot. > > William > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 05:19:10PM -0400, Jayson Smith wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm compiling the kernel now. Let me get this right. I need to also >> install the kernel, before emerging Speakup? >> I have a kernel.sh script I used to use to install kernels once compiled. >> It goes like this: >> >> #!/bin/bash >> cd /usr/src/linux >> echo Moving the system map >> mv System.map /boot/System.map-2.6 >> cd arch/i386/boot >> echo moving the kernel >> mv bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6 >> cd ~ >> echo Running Lilo >> lilo >> echo Done. >> >> Does this still work? This was a few years ago. Do I need to do this >> before >> emerging speakup? Also, it's been a while, what's the kernel boot command >> to get Speakup going again? Is it speakup synth=dectlk? I'm using a >> Dectalk >> Express. >> Thanks again. >> Jayson >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Hubbs" <w.d.hubbs at gmail.com> >> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 4:52 PM >> Subject: Re: New kernel problems >> >> >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> Hi Jason, >>> >>> make sure that "symlink" is in your use flags when you emerge the >>> kernel. That will make sure that /usr/src/linux points to the new >>> kernel. >>> >>> Then, configure and install the kernel. >>> >>> After that, emerge speakup then set up the boot system to load the >>> module for your synthesizer, then reboot. >>> >>> At that point you should have speech. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> William >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 04:42:23PM -0400, Jayson Smith wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Okay, so I need to configure and install the new kernel first? Does >>>> that mean I need to reboot, and will be without console speech? >>>> Thanks. >>>> Jayson >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Hubbs" >>>> <w.d.hubbs at gmail.com> >>>> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >>>> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >>>> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 4:04 PM >>>> Subject: Re: New kernel problems >>>> >>>> >>>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>>> Hash: SHA1 >>>>> >>>>> Hi Jason, >>>>> >>>>> First off, do not bother with cvs speakup. All of the work is going >>>>> on >>>>> in a git repository. >>>>> >>>>> On gentoo, the first thing you have to do is emerge, compile, >>>>> configure >>>>> and install gentoo-sources-2.6.25 or later. Make sure that the >>>>> /usr/src/linux symlink points to the correct kernel. >>>>> >>>>> Then, emerge speakup, and set it up to load the module automatically >>>>> on >>>>> boot for your synthesizer and you should be ready to go. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not sure about the access violation you got, without seeing what >>>>> was >>>>> going on at the time. >>>>> >>>>> If you have any questions, feel free to let me know. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> William >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 03:42:35PM -0400, Jayson Smith wrote: >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Long time off this list. Anyway, I need to upgrade my kernel, >>>>>> mine's >>>>>> way out of date. I'm using Gentoo, and downloaded the Gentoo >>>>>> 2.6.25-R8 >>>>>> Kernel sources. I can't get Speakup to install into that directory. >>>>>> If >>>>>> I >>>>>> use the CVS checkout script, a lot of the patching hunks fail. >>>>>> There's >>>>>> a >>>>>> Portage package for Speakup which is masked, but I grabbed it anyway. >>>>>> It >>>>>> compiles, then gives an access violation. So, how do I get Speakup >>>>>> patched >>>>>> into this kernel? >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> Jayson >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Speakup mailing list >>>>>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>>>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>>> Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) >>>>> >>>>> iEUEARECAAYFAkj7ktsACgkQblQW9DDEZTjk8wCePr7o4odX/un54bBR+w08Imvt >>>>> OkgAlj1zjOryKkivNF3rIhHU2Pm2dO8= >>>>> =sU/N >>>>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) >>> >>> iEYEARECAAYFAkj7niAACgkQblQW9DDEZTi8TQCfWzV4E/kDOnJ6X2UohwDPnnVa >>> 4CsAoIOh8JXg7ZgQXkashz+JGNTyZpgy >>> =aLv8 >>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkj7sSEACgkQblQW9DDEZTgBNACff3uWnrQe65YIMtUi4Je+1zSr > Df8AnjxN5kTgIHKcAEMR0EVLMYHcEFeq > =5sWk > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
