I have the cut and paste patch, but it was eventually put in the kernel. There is a work around for using serial synths in newer kernels, although there seems to be some problems in and around 3.7. I have wanted to figure this all out, but my time ... Kirk Reiser <kirk at reisers.ca> wrote: > On Tue, 30 Apr 2013, Hart Larry wrote: > > > Quite some months ago Bill Acker suggested I login as an > > ssh localhost > > on each console where I would want to cut-and-paste. Well, actually > > unless there were a way for this anoyance to just ruin 1 tty instead > > of freeze an entire machine? I also suppose having a script on > > bootup log us in a localhost. > > This bug just comes so suddenly, no warning--and-best as we can tell > > all activity stops. > > As far as I know, Chris Brannon submitted a patch to fix the > cut-and-paste lock-up bug somewhere around 3.2.x. I don't know if that > patch ever made it into the kernel speakup version or not. > > > I realize-and-appreciate that we have an active community, many who > > are knowledgeable, ETC. But it almost seems Speakup may join YASR > > as having gotten at a certain level-and-thats it. > > Without new blood interested in taking speakup further, you may very > well be correct. > > > I've been on this list since 2003, but now for `quite some time I > > still cannot move up past 2.632 as I would have no DecTalk speech. > > I think John Heim wrote a patch to fix this, but I have no idea what > > steps will install? > > And lastly, still about the DecTalk, if we can ever produce a log > > showing commands which Speakup is sending, James says he can assist. > > Unless someone decides to take on writing external drivers for USB and > RS232C synths, you will never see a DECTalk Express fix. The only > support over the past few years has been for the softsynth version of > speakup. There have been a few serial fixes but they have been more of > an aside than anything else. The serial synth substructure is terribly > out of date and nobody appears to be willing to rewrite it. > > > -- > Well that's it then, colour me gone! > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici at ccs.covici.com
