Bootdisk for Redhat 7.2 with Speakup1.0

[Darrell Shandrow]

Hi Vic,

Excellent; thanks.  Do you have any ideas concerning my other questions?  I 
type the following command after booting the boot disk:
text speakup_synth=acntpc

and get no speech at all.

Thanks.

At 04:10 AM 12/2/2001 +0100, you wrote:
>Yes, correct assumption.
>Vic
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i at azboss.net>
>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 3:59 AM
>Subject: Re: Bootdisk for Redhat 7.2 with Speakup1.0
>
>
> > Hi Vic,
> >
> > Oh, and another question.  Am I to assume that the word "text" at the
> > beginning of the parameter indicates that the RedHat installation will be
> > done in text mode?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > At 03:22 AM 12/2/2001 +0100, you wrote:
> > >Hi, Darrell!
> > >Yes, you have to rawrite the boot.img to the floppy.
> > >When your floppy starts working, after several seconds there will be a
> > >pause. At this pause type
> > >
> > >text speakup_synth=[your synthesizer's abbreviation]
> > >for example, I use ltlk for DoubleTalk LT.
> > >make sure your Redhat CD is in the drive. Are you familiar with Speakup
>at
> > >all?
> > >Vic
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i at azboss.net>
> > >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > >Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 1:59 AM
> > >Subject: Re: Bootdisk for Redhat 7.2 with Speakup1.0
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Vic,
> > > >
> > > > OK; I found them, thanks to your good advice...  But, there are no
>README
> > > > files or anything to explain what to do with these...  I'm assuming
>that I
> > > > would want the boot.img file, and that I would rawrite this to a
>floppy
> > > > from which I could boot my system to begin the installation.  But, I
>have
> > > > some questions.  Must the installer use X Window?  Must I have a
>monitor
> > > > connected in order to complete the install, and how can I do a
>text-based
> > > > install of the OS, so as to do it without sighted help?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > At 12:09 AM 12/2/2001 +0100, you wrote:
> > > > >No, the disks are there. Just follow the "FTP site" link instead of
> > >"index".
> > > > >In the directory "Disks", look for "Redhat" and then "7.2".
> > > > >Vic
> > > > >
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i at azboss.net>
> > > > >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > > >Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 7:56 PM
> > > > >Subject: Re: Bootdisk for Redhat 7.2 with Speakup1.0
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Thomas and all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On the linux-speakup.org web site, I do not find boot disks for
>RedHat
> > >7.2
> > > > > > and Speakup 1.0; everything I can find there is for older
>versions.
> > >Did
> > > > > > you just make these yourself?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > At 01:51 AM 12/1/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > > > >Hi, you must make absolutely sure when you are doing the install
>to
> > > > >choose
> > > > > > >either the Speakup.map or speakup_lt.map.
> > > > > > >If you choose something such as US.map You will not beable to use
> > > > > > >speakup'snumpad during the install or after the install has
>finished.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > >From: "Victor Tsaran" <tsar at sylaba.poznan.pl>
> > > > > > >To: "Speakup List" <speakup at speech.braille.uwo.ca>
> > > > > > >Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 5:07 AM
> > > > > > >Subject: Bootdisk for Redhat 7.2 with Speakup1.0
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hello, listers!
> > > > > > > > I tried to update my existing Redhat 7.1 to 7.2 using the
> > >bootdisk,
> > > > >loaded
> > > > > > > > with Speakup1.0. However, strange things started to happen.
>First
> > >of
> > > > >all,
> > > > > > > > the numpad keys stopped working on the first or second step of
>the
> > > > > > > > installation. Second, I had to once even reinitialize the
>update
> > > > >procedure
> > > > > > > > because Speakup completely stopped speaking.
> > > > > > > > I am using DoubleTalk LT and this is the first time I
>experienced
> > >such
> > > > >a
> > > > > > > > behavior from Speakup.
> > > > > > > > Any ideas?
> > > > > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > > > > Vic
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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