Yes, it can. But not on the install CD. Which was my original point. -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Tyler Littlefield Sent: January 28, 2009 6:55 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: speakup is nice >Speakup is compiled into the kernal,... it can also be compiled as modules. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Homuth" <james@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:53 PM Subject: RE: speakup is nice > To my knowledge, it does not. Speakup is compiled into the kernal, and > going > on what little information Gentoo has on its website, only works with a > hardware synth. Otherwise I'd definitely take that route. > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Michael Whapples > Sent: January 28, 2009 5:50 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: speakup is nice > > Except I thought that gentoo disc didn't include a software synth for > speakup, or am I wrong? > > As for whether you could install gentoo using GRML, I don't know for sure, > but when I looked at gentoo the installation process had no real gentoo > specific requirement for the liveCD used (except for the packages, docs > and > stage file which could be got from the internet). So I guess that whilst > it > may not be officially supported you might be able to do an install of > gentoo > using GRML if you can get an internet connection whilst using GRML. > > If anyone knows more about this, may be you could give more detail. > > Michael Whapples > On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 15:31 -0600, Garrett Klein wrote: >> Jamews, >> >> You can install Gentoo using the 2007.0 live CD. It's using the old >> speakup so just type speakup_synth=xxxx or gentoo speakup_synth=xxxx >> at the boot prompt. >> >> Hth, >> Garrett >> >> James Homuth wrote: >> > I stand corrected, then. Question, though, regarding GRML. Do you >> > have the option of installing any variation of Linux, or is it >> > limitted to Debian or grml? I have a particular interest in a >> > slightly less mainstream version of Linux, specificly Gentoo, which >> > is my primary reason for asking. Though admittedly, a secondary reason > to it is curiosity. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca >> > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] >> > On Behalf Of Michael Whapples >> > Sent: January 28, 2009 12:26 PM >> > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. >> > Subject: RE: speakup is nice >> > >> > You are wrong in believing that speakup requires a software synth to >> > install linux, have a look at the GRML distro (www.grml.org). GRML >> > (I am always referring to the full version of GRML when I say GRML, >> > not GRML medium or small which I will always specify if I am >> > referring to these cut down >> > versions) I find is wonderful for those of us who want to use >> > speakup on a LiveCD without any hardware synth. To use GRML with >> > software speech just >> > enter: >> > grml swspeak >> > at the boot prompt and then when you get the voice message saying >> > booting finished (I find it can say this a couple of seconds before >> > booting really has finished, so you may wish to just wait a few >> > seconds) you just need to enter the command: >> > swspeak >> > and you will have speakup with software speech output (providing >> > your sound card is detected correctly but this is a problem for any >> > software synth output, even orca can't solve that). If you want to >> > install to hard disk then you can use grml2hd or grml-debootstrap >> > (grml-debootstrap is to install debian instead of GRML). >> > >> > The computer I am using here has speakup with software speech >> > output, it also has gnome and orca installed and I did all this >> > installation with software speech (speakup for the install process). >> > Also it is a laptop and I can take it anywhere (with no other >> > hardware) and use speakup or orca without problems. >> > >> > I will admit distros including speakup with software speech output >> > during install are rare and this is why I like GRML so much, the >> > ability to have linux on CD which I can insert into any computer and >> > use speakup with a software synth. >> > >> > I will just explain one comment I made earlier. I said about use >> > GRML full version, this is because GRML medium and small do not >> > include any accessibility features (IE. no speakup or brltty). Only >> > the full version have the accessibility software. >> > >> > Hope this helps >> > >> > Michael Whapples >> > On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 10:15 -0500, James Homuth wrote: >> >> Not my impression at all. I am aware it can. However, not to >> >> install the software. And not to install Linux speakup-enabled. >> >> That requires a hardware synth for at least that process. Again, >> >> this is so far as I'm aware. Which is as said, the drawback to my >> >> already not having installed it at least until I can install a desktop > interface. >> >> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
