Hi Karen, I don't know about reading edge. If it does use dectalk then there may be support already available (or become available after some tweaks). However - and this is important - trying a incorrect driver on a synth may damage or even brick that synth. Not sure if someone else can share thoughts on reading edge. Thanks, Okash > On 12 Apr 2017, at 21:46, Karen Lewellen <klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Actually, I have a question. > One of the many reasons why I do not use speakup is that there is no driver for my synthesizer. > the reading edge utilizes dectalk synthesis, perhaps? the same as the express. the edge does have drivers in other screen reading products, but not in Linux. > Any chance of this changing? > Thanks, > Kare > > >> On Wed, 12 Apr 2017, Keith Barrett wrote: >> >> I am going to do a fresh install of debian on a spare drive to test the patches. >> >> Are your instructions the same for am64 and i386 kernels? >> >> Also, the default speech rate is too slow for me so can I set a higher default rate during the process? If so, how do I do this? >> >> Thanks. >> >>> On 12/04/17 09:07, Okash Khawaja wrote: >>> Also, these steps can be used to test all the synths and not just decext. >>> The speakup.tgz archive contains all the patches I last submitted. >>> >>> So please use these steps to test other synths too! >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Okash >>> > On 11 Apr 2017, at 19:49, Okash Khawaja <okash.khawaja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> > > Please be careful at step 4 as it may break your system. Even on >>> > Debian based system, the steps I have mentioned are no guarantee that >>> > they will not break your system. >>> > > Also, you can also access the instructions from here: >>> > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bytefire/speakup-decext/master/decext-instructions.txt >>> > > Cheers! >>> > Okash >>> > > > On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 7:41 PM, Okash Khawaja > > <okash.khawaja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> > > Hi, >>> > > > > Here are the steps in detail. Before starting this, please download >>> > > following two files that I have shared: >>> > > - speakup.tgz: >>> > > https://github.com/bytefire/speakup-decext/raw/master/speakup.tgz >>> > > - tty-export.patch: >>> > > https://github.com/bytefire/speakup-decext/raw/master/tty-export.patch >>> > > > > 1. Download Linux kernel code: >>> > > a. download stable kernel source from >>> > > https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-4.10.9.tar.xz >>> > > b. extract the archive by running: tar xvfJ linux-4.10.9.tar.xz >>> > > > > 2. Apply patches: >>> > > a. cd into the extracted linux source code: cd linux-4.10.9 >>> > > b. remove speakup directory: rm -r drivers/staging/speakup >>> > > c. copy the speakup.tgz file into drivers/staging: cp >>> > > path/to/speakup.tgz drivers/staging/ >>> > > d. cd into staging directory: cd drivers/staging >>> > > e. extractspeakup.tgz: tar xvfz speakup.tgz >>> > > (now there should be a speakup directory inside drivers/staging) >>> > > f. cd back to the root of kernel source (i.e. linux-4.10.9) : cd ../.. >>> > > g. apply the tty patch: patch -p1 < path/to/tty-export.patch >>> > > (output of above should be following three lines: >>> > > patching file drivers/tty/tty_io.c >>> > > patching file drivers/tty/tty_port.c >>> > > patching file include/linux/tty.h) >>> > > (if you don't already have 'patch' program then you can download it >>> > > from http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/patch/) >>> > > h. now we have the code ready for configuring and compiling! >>> > > > > 3. Configure: >>> > > a. make sure you are inside kernel source root directory, i.e. > > linux-4.10.9 >>> > > b. make sure that existing kernel config exists: ls > > /boot/config-$(uname -r) >>> > > (this should return just one file named config-<your-kernel-version>) >>> > > c. copy that file into your kernel source root directory: cp >>> > > /boot/config-$(uname -r) ./.config >>> > > d. update the config: make oldconfig >>> > > (this will ask you many questions. just select the default option for >>> > > each by pressing enter) >>> > > e. check to make sure that speakup is configured the way you wanted >>> > > it: cat .config | grep SPEAKUP >>> > > e. that's it, kernel configured! >>> > > > > 4. Compile and install: >>> > > (IMPORTANT: for this please check an online guide specific for your > > distro. >>> > > following instructions that i think should work on Debian based >>> > > system. but it may >>> > > a. still stayin inside linux-4.10.9, compile by simply running: make >>> > > (this will take a while. depending on the hardware specs, it may take >>> > > an hour or may be more) >>> > > b. after make completes, check it succeeded: echo $? >>> > > (this should return zero) >>> > > c. now run: sudo make modules_install >>> > > (again this may take a little while) >>> > > d. now install kernel which should be quick: sudo make install >>> > > (NOTE: this means that on next reboot your newly compiled kernel will > > load) >>> > > (Depending on your distro, it should back up previous kernel) >>> > > > > 5. Reboot and test decext: >>> > > a. now running reboot should boot the compiled kernel >>> > > b. if speakup configuration was same as before, then you should be >>> > > able to test it with decext the same way as before. >>> > > > > Thanks! >>> > > Okash >>> > > > > > On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 7:52 AM, Okash Khawaja > > > <okash.khawaja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> > > > Hi, >>> > > > > > > As part of recent changes, there are some that affect DecTalk > > > External >>> > > > which uses speakup_decext.ko. If someone can help in making sure > > > those >>> > > > changes are okay, do give a shout. >>> > > > > > > Cheers! >>> > > > Okash >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
