Bootdisk for Redhat 7.2 with Speakup1.0

[Victor Tsaran]

I am not really sure how Speakup handles internal synthesizers, but with an
external one I would try to specify a serial port in addition. However, it
definitely does not apply to your Accent PC.
Can anyone please chime in and help?
Vic

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i at azboss.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: Bootdisk for Redhat 7.2 with Speakup1.0


> 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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