not working yet

Mon Dec 25 18:40:03 EST 2000

Hi all:

I am beginning to feel like the kid at the back of the class who can only
say yah but this or yah but that.  I have tried clicking on the link since
it shows up as one in outlook express, I have tried typing it in letter by
letter being very careful to match case with the original text.  I use
internet explorer and ctrl-o to bring down the box to enter the address and
type http://www.speakfreely.org and in both cases, I get the message that
says the page can not be displayed.  If i am overlooking something that is
obvious to someone, please let me know.  Thanks much.

Enjoy!
Bruce

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Carmickle" <frankiec at braille.uwo.ca>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 1:56 AM
Subject: Re: not working yet

> Hi Bruce
>
> Well let's see here.  http://www.speakfreely.org works for me.  Give it
> another try!
>
> then once you have the windows version installed open a connection to
> lwl.braille.uwo.ca:4074
> that should do the trick.
>
>
> Frank
>
>
> On Fri, 22 Dec 2000, Bruce Noblick wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > I am having no luck connecting to the speakfreely web site mentioned
here.
> >
> > Enjoy!
> > Bruce
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Frank Carmickle" <frankiec at braille.uwo.ca>
> > To: "speakup-info" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 6:37 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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