not working yet

Ameer Armaly therock2000 at mindspring.com
Wed Dec 20 22:09:24 EST 2000 

What is the CVS version, a version specialy designed for pharmecies? and
also, maybe the thing doesn't want to be installed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Carmickle" <frankiec at braille.uwo.ca>
To: "speakup-info" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: not working yet


> Bruce.  Is it posible for you to get on the reflector so that we can ask
> you some questions.  You will need a copy of
> speakfreely.  http://www.speakfreely.org
>
> Then connect to lwl.braille.uwo.ca:4074 Then we should be able to discus
> this with you.  A little baffled about your problem but I am sure that one
> of us can help get you up and running.  One of us may need to compile you
> a custom kernel, posibly with the cvs version of speakup.  Drop on by the
> reflector when you can.
>
> FC
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, Bruce Noblick wrote:
>
> > Hi again!
> >
> > I am using a speakout speech synthesizer.  I used rawrite2 to copy the
.bin
> > files to diskette.  Just for grins, I tried to look at the diskettes
after
> > copying them and noticed that the boot disk is apparently somewhat
readable
> > in MSDOS but the root disk is not.  I attempted to boot from the
diskette
> > and there was no speech.  I did not go beyond that point.
> >
> > I will use ftp a little later to try to get those files again though
they
> > were a part of what I brought home from work when I used ftp to download
all
> > the files.  That is the least I can do especially since I have gotten so
> > much help with this from so many people here.  Thanks much.
> >
> > I am resuming this message after downloading those two files as well as
> > linux-spkout.bin in ftp in binary mode.  I tried install.bat and booting
> > from the diskettes I made using rawrite2 from these files with the same
> > result as before.  There is no change in operation that I can detect.
No
> > speech and lock up with the install.bat and a stop of diskette activity
with
> > no speech when booting from the diskette.  I pressed enter and got
strange
> > sounds from the disk drive for a second, guessed that it might be
looking
> > for the root disk, put it in, pressed enter again and got quieter disk
> > activity for a second or two and no more activity that I could detect.
> > Again, this is with the newly downloaded images using ftp in binary
mode.
> >
> > At the risk of repeating myself repetively -- grin -- thanks much.
> >
> >
> > Enjoy!
> > Bruce
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Frank Carmickle" <frankiec at braille.uwo.ca>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 9:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: not working yet
> >
> >
> > > Hi Bruce
> > >
> > > Back to the download drawing board.  Also what synth are you trying to
get
> > > working with this?  I would recommend that you boot from a boot disk
and
> > > not from dos.  I know it shouldn't be a problem but you never no.
> > >
> > > Also you should use ftp under a dos sesion to get the disk images in
> > > binary form.  Since you have the cd's you will just need the boot and
root
> > > disks.
> > >
> > > We will certainly hang in there with you until you get it going.
> > >
> > > Hope this helped
> > > FC
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Bruce Noblick wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all!
> > > >
> > > > I appreciate the time that everyone has spent helping me on this.
This
> > > > machine is a Compaq presario -- I don't know the model number,  600
mhz,
> > 128
> > > > mb ram, 20 gig hard drive, dvd reader, cd writer, built in modem,
NIC
> > card,
> > > > sound blaster live and pentium 3 processor..
> > > >
> > > > I forgot one other thing I did while someone was here to watch this
> > weekend.
> > > > I have the 6 disk set debian distribution and I discovered that my
> > machine
> > > > was capable of booting from CD-ROM.  I put the first Debian disk in
and
> > > > booted and got prompts for keyboard and hard drive partitioning
stuff
> > like I
> > > > would have expected so I think the machine is basicly allright.  I
don't
> > > > know if any of this helps much.
> > > >
> > > > Enjoy!
> > > > Bruce
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Frank Carmickle" <frankiec at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > > To: "speakup-info" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 7:45 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: not working yet
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Bruce.
> > > > >
> > > > > What machine is this?  This is a kernel configuration problem I do
> > > > > believe.  If you could give me the make of the machine, or, if it
is a
> > > > > self built machine, which processor and chipset that is on the
> > > > > motherboard?  We will get this working.  Sorry you have had such
> > problems.
> > > > >
> > > > > FC
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Bruce Noblick wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I have tried four things, one of which is suggested here.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1.  Download with ftp in binary mode to my system at work, split
and
> > > > > > transfer the files to diskette, reassemble them at home and run
> > install
> > > > from
> > > > > > MSDOS mode.  I had someone to watch the screen.   It started
> > expanding
> > > > files
> > > > > > and ran into a CRC error and halted.  I think it was trying to
do
> > > > something
> > > > > > with root.bin.
> > > > > > 2.  I looked more carefully at the options during download with
> > internet
> > > > > > explorer.  There is a combo box with two choices: document and
all
> > > > files.  I
> > > > > > decided to experiment with the all files choice.  I discovered
that
> > most
> > > > of
> > > > > > the .bin and .img files had the default set to document.  In all
> > > > subsequent
> > > > > > steps, I made sure that it was set to all files for these.  For
.zip
> > and
> > > > > > .EXE files, the default setting seemed to work properly.  I
checked
> > this
> > > > > > choice on every subsequent download to make sure that it looked
like
> > a
> > > > > > binary download would take place.
> > > > > > 3.  I took a suggestion to try downloading zipspeak.  I did and
it
> > > > worked.
> > > > > > I was asked for a login.  I did not know where to go from there
so I
> > > > entered
> > > > > > root and got a command prompt.  Ctrl-alt-del shut the system
down
> > > > > > wonderfully but I had to turn it off and on to get back to
MSDOS.
> > > > > > 4.  I tried downloading debian again and it did not work..  I
did
> > not
> > > > have
> > > > > > anyone available to look at the screen.  While I did, I dug
around
> > in
> > > > the
> > > > > > BIOS settings and didn't find much of anything worthy of note.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I don't have much of an idea where to go with this from here.  I
am
> > > > > > reasonably sure I am downloading properly, I am also reasonably
> > certain
> > > > that
> > > > > > the system will work with linux since zipspeak worked.  I am not
> > sure
> > > > what
> > > > > > else to try.  Thanks much for all the help up to this point and
I
> > hope
> > > > soon
> > > > > > to get to a point with this that I don't have to ask so many
> > questions.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Enjoy!
> > > > > > Bruce
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Kirk Wood" <cpt.kirk at 1tree.net>
> > > > > > To: "Bruce Noblick" <bnoblick at columbus.rr.com>
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 6:28 PM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: not working yet
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Bruce,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > One catch if you are using the ftp program that comes in
windows.
> > Be
> > > > sure
> > > > > > > to set the transfer to bianary with the command "bin". It is
> > easily
> > > > > > > overlooked. That and most programs will automatically choose
the
> > > > corect
> > > > > > > mode. But MS chose to not impliment that feature and it will
> > download
> > > > via
> > > > > > > text mode ruining the bianary files. (Downloading text via
bianary
> > > > doesn't
> > > > > > > seem to cause any harm though.)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > =======
> > > > > > > Kirk Wood
> > > > > > > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cluelessness
> > > > > > > There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of
> > > > > > > inquisitive idiots
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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