Hi I can't remember the version boundaries (2.6.19 - 2.6.25?) but the speakup version is 2 from the cvs repos. I'm not sure where they were located. You will not get git version 3 working on those older kernel versions. On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 12:15 -0500, Trevor Astrope wrote: > I've patched the rhel 3 and rhel 5 kernels before and it definitely isn't > an easy job, because the rhel kernel is a hybrid kernel with backported > features and bug fixes. It basically requires patching parts of the patch > by hand. > > On rhel 5 the problem is compounded by the fact that speakup no longer > supports kernels prior to 2.6.24, as the kobject implementation changed in > 2.6.24. I did manage to get speakup to compile by trying to backport the > new kobject implementation, similar to how it was done for the infiniband > driver, but the speakup_dectlk driver is not able to detect the synth. I > suspect the result would be the same with other drivers. I haven't tried > software speech as I'm having trouble getting sound to work and I haven't > had any time lately to work on it. Since my time is limited, I think I > will install fc12 and then try my luck when rhel 6 is out, hopefully this > spring. > > I would recommend that the speakup developers remove the patches for the > kernels before 2.6.24, as speakup will not compile against these kernels > with the older kobject implementation. Or perhaps there is an older > version of speakup in git that uses the older kobject implementation? > > Hth, > > Trevor > > On Thu, 7 Jan 2010, Tim Culhane wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Does Speakup work with the centOS linux distribution. I believe that centOS > > is very similar to RedHat Enterprise Linux, so I'm interested in exploring > > the possibility of using this distribution. > > > > I read in the archive to this list that somebody patched the centOS kernel > > with Speakup a while back, but it wasn't an easy job. > > > > Has anything changed since then? > > > > Any help appreciated, > > > > Tim > > > > > > ------------------------- > > Tim Culhane, > > Critical Path Ireland, > > 42-47 Lower Mount Street, > > Dublin 2. > > Direct line: 353-1-2415107 > > phone: 353-1-2415000 > > > > Tim.culhane at criticalpath.net > > http://www.criticalpath.net > > > > Critical Path > > a global leader in digital communications > > ------------------------ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 -- 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
