Hello, Chiming in on this late I'd also like to get a gentoo system going on a virtual machine under Vmware. Kernel is also stopping me, is there a fix? Thanks. Dave. On 12/18/16, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > So maybe go through the handbook and skip that chapter on building your > own kernel and the kernel you are either left with or install from > sources will have speakup in it? That ought to make installaing gentoo > considerably easier if true. > > On Sun, 18 Dec 2016, John Covici wrote: > >> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 14:45:01 >> From: John Covici <covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. >> <speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: Re: Speakup on the newest Gentoo minimal cd doesn't works with >> any >> boot parameters >> >> Depending on what kernel you build, speakup is certainly in gentoo. I >> am not sure about the default kernel, but gentoo-sources does have >> it. I have been using it for 5 years. The handbook is more or less >> still good, I installed one on a vm on the mac a few months ago. >> >> On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 10:04:41 -0500, >> Jude DaShiell wrote: >>> >>> You probably picked one of the most complex distributions to >>> install for accessibility. External DVD drives are not that >>> expensive any longer. Aside from that, you need to find out all >>> of the addresses for all of your sound cards on that mac. >>> There's a /proc subdirectory in Linux for this and maybe on the >>> mac too. The Linux kernel has provisions by means of boot >>> parameters for selecting your sound card but you'll need its >>> address. Wait, have you tried lsusb -v|less yet? If you have >>> usb speakers plugged in on talkingarch instance you can get >>> useful information from that command I think. >>> The problem you're going to have with gentoo will be in kernel >>> building since speakup isn't installed in the kernel. I got that >>> far on installation a couple times but got no further. You may >>> have additional problems after kernel building I know nothing >>> about since I never got past that step. The other problem with >>> gentoo is handbook on internet documentation is several years out >>> of date so if there are easier ways to get an accessible install >>> of gentoo install they don't appear in that handbook. Good luck, >>> you're going to need it. >>> >>> On Sun, 18 Dec 2016, Charaya wrote: >>> >>> > Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 06:05:13 >>> > From: Charaya <charaya@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>> > Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. >>> > <speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> > To: speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> > Subject: Speakup on the newest Gentoo minimal cd doesn't works with any >>> > boot >>> > parameters >>> > >>> > Hello Speakup users, >>> > I want to instal Gentoo with my Mac, but I need a screenreader to >>> > install it. I didn't get brltty working and speakup isn't working to. I >>> > tried all speakup boot parameters (speakup.synth=synth) I don't know >>> > what to do now. >>> > I had talking arch live cd on a disk but my dvd device isn't working >>> > anymore so I have the gentoo minimal cd on my stick because dd can't >>> > write big files on any stick here. But there on talking arch I had to >>> > select the right soundcart - it was not the first avaylable - maybe I >>> > have to select the right soundcart on gentoo too? But how? >>> > Does anibody has got an idea? >>> > Best regards, >>> > charaya >>> > >>> > --------- >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Speakup mailing list >>> > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >>> -- >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
