New to LINUX

Gregory Nowak gnowak1 at uic.edu
Mon Dec 31 18:53:45 EST 2001 

Yes, I've got the same belkin converter that has one 9 pin serial port.
I have 2 serial ports, so I thout the converter would be the third one, but I didn't get anything out of it.
Greg


On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 05:27:32PM -0500, Thomas Ward wrote:
> Hi, it is a Belkin USB to serial convertor. I'd be happy to look up the part
> number if you want.
> 
> Ok, as for the procedure you need USB support built into your kernel and
> you'd enter a line such as this.
> 
> speakupp_synth=synthname speakup_ser=portname
> 
> It takes some playing around with to find the correct serial port that the
> USB port is using.
> <My friend and I are hoping to put out a document howto on it sometime in
> the next couple of weeks.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gregory Nowak <gnowak1 at uic.edu>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 3:57 PM
> Subject: Re: New to LINUX
> 
> 
> >
> > How did you do that since speakup needs the synth to be active at boot up?
> I've been trying to figure a way to do this for a long time, and couldn't.
> Could you please share, I'd be very, very, interested.
> > Greg
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 03:44:21PM -0500, Thomas Ward wrote:
> > > One correction, Janina.
> > >
> > > JS: USB connections are not currently supported. You need a serial
> speech
> > > synthesizer. Here's the current list of synths supported by Speakup:
> > >
> > >
> > > "A friend and I have been able to use a usb to serial convertion cable
> to
> > > rout our Dectalk's and Braille n Speaks through a usb port under Red Hat
> > > 7.2, and it has worked fine with Speakup.
> > > Although the synths are serial it is possible to rout them through U
> > > SB ports if necessary.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Janina Sajka <janina at afb.net>
> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > Cc: Chuck Kyle <chuckk at exis.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 11:34 AM
> > > Subject: Re: New to LINUX
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi, Chuck:
> > > >
> > > > Actually, you haven't given us enough information about yourself to
> let us
> > > > really advise you well. For example, do you have any experience using
> any
> > > > kind of unix? Did you use a shell account at one time? Where you once
> a
> > > > DOS user, or is all of your experience in Windows? Also, have you only
> the
> > > > one computer, or do you have a second computer and/or a device like a
> > > > Braille 'N Speak. Do you use some kind of refreshable braille display?
> > > > If so, which one? Are you experienced in system installation and
> > > > configuration, even if it's only Windows? Or, are you an end user of
> > > > applications like mail and web browsers?''
> > > >
> > > > Without this kind of information it's hard to tell you either to
> return
> > > > the Suse, or to go ahead and crack it open. Please recognize that you
> did
> > > > not ask us how to get linux working with speech. You have already made
> > > > some decisions, so our natural response will be to honor your
> perogative
> > > > to make decisions for yourself, even if they might not seem to be
> > > > particularly good decisions. In other words, how and why did you
> choose
> > > > Suse? Do you actually know what you're doing? Or was that some kind of
> > > > stab in the dark?
> > > >
> > > > Having said this, let me now take up your questions:
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, Chuck Kyle wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Greetings,
> > > > >     I am a JAWS user with a Gateway Celeron and usb connections. I
> have
> > > purchased a SUSE LINUX software package. I would appreciate answers to
> these
> > > questions:
> > > > >     1. When will Tuxtalk be available?
> > > > JS: Maybe never, and almost certainly not in 2002;
> > > >
> > > > >     2. What is the general price range for a hardware synthesizer?
> > > > JS: Anywhere from around $270 to around $1,200.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >     3. Does this software help solve installation probvlems?
> > > > JS: What software? It's hard to believe you're referring to Suse linux
> > > > when you say "this software;"
> > > >
> > > > >     4. What synthesizer will connect properly with my system?
> > > > JS: USB connections are not currently supported. You need a serial
> speech
> > > > synthesizer. Here's the current list of synths supported by Speakup:
> > > >
> > > >             Accent SA                               ACNTSA
> > > >             Accent PC                               ACNTPC
> > > >             Apollo                                  APOLO
> > > >             Audaptor                                AUDPTR
> > > >             All Blazie products                     BNS
> > > >             DEC Talk Express                        DECTLK
> > > >             DEC Talk External                       DECEXT
> > > >             Doubletalk internal (isa card)          DTLK
> > > >             External, serial Litetalk or Doubletalk LTLK
> > > >             Speak Out                               SPKOUT
> > > >             Artic Transport                         TXPRT
> > > >
> > > > >     5. Would I be better off to first try zipspeak?
> > > > JS: Very possibly. But, you'll still need a hardware synth.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >     PS: I have not unwrapped the package yet so I can see your
> answers.
> > > Chuck Kyle
> > > > JS: I don't understand this PS at all. What does the shrinkwrap on the
> > > > Suse have to do with "seeing" our answers? Do you mean you are
> planning to
> > > > blow away your Windows installation when you install linux? Not that
> we're
> > > > against deleting Wi9ndows from computers, but this might seem a bit
> > > > drastic to many of us.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Janina Sajka, Director
> > > > Technology Research and Development
> > > > Governmental Relations Group
> > > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
> > > >
> > > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
> > > >
> > > > Chair, Accessibility SIG
> > > > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
> > > > http://www.openebook.org
> > > >
> > > > Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper,
> > > > Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp
> > > >
> > > > Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther
> > > > King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at
> > > > http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp
> > > >
> > > > Learn how to make accessible software at
> > > > http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp
> > > >
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