Hi Did you run depmod? I can't remember what switches you need for depmod to get speakup up and working. If you cd to /lib/modules/<kernel version>/extra/ is there a speakup directory there? Gena On Fri, 2009-09-11 at 10:32 -0400, al Sten-Clanton wrote: > Thanks for replying. > > when I've tried this before, modprobe has returned a "fatal" error > indicating that the module, speakup_ltlk, is not there. I didn't use > modprobe this time, but the find command. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Willem van der Walt > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 10:11 AM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: trying to get speakup to work as modules on Ubuntu 9.04 > > You do not say what module you have tried to modprobe. > I assume you have modprobed some module before looking for the presence of > speakup? > > > On Fri, 11 Sep 2009, al Sten-Clanton wrote: > > > Greetings! > > > > I've tried to install speakup-3.13 as modules on Ubuntu 9.04. I followed > > the instructions in INSTALLATION for installing for a running kernel. > > Messages indicated that a number of things got installed, but neither the > > old-style speakup subdirectories that would exist in /sys/module nor the > > /sys/accessibility ones are present. Also, though speakup_ltlk.ko (think > I > > spelled that right) exists and apparently is installed, for example, > there's > > no speakup_ltlk. > > > > I was able to get speakup this way for Fedora 10, the difference being > that > > I wasn't doing it for the running kernel. The running kernel then was the > > speakup-modified one for Fedora 9, so of course speakup_ltlk was already > > there. > > > > Am I missing one or more steps? > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > Al > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- Gena four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software: * The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0). * The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this. * The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2). * The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the source code is a precondition for this. Richard Matthew Stallman
