Setting up zipspeak

Sat Apr 13 01:27:31 EDT 2002

I'm just wondering, does your me manual mention speechbox mode? I recall something in the early stages of development of the me series about Alan Halst FS product manager saying that speechbox mode would not be supported. However, I was under the impression that this big step back was changed before the product came to market. 

If your manual doesn't mention anything on speechbox mode, I'll ask on the fs support-list if speechbox mode is in fact supported on the me or not.
Greg

On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 07:55:46PM -0700, Justin Ekis wrote:
> That's what I've been using. Well it was worth looking into. 
> I'll just have to wait and see if software speach is supported in the near future, or maybe I'll save up and buy a real synth.
> 
> Thanks for all the help though everyone.
> 
> 
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> On 4/12/2002 at 8:37 PM Gregory Nowak wrote:
> 
> >Use the me's default serial settings.
> >Namely, 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bits, software handshake.
> >Greg
> >
> >
> >On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 05:37:56PM -0700, Justin Ekis wrote:
> >> And after all that, I think I've found the answer.
> >> Lol. Why didn't I ask this to begin with when it wasn't working?
> >Considering how long I've been using the blazie/fs note takers this should
> >have been obvious.
> >> Anyone have an idea what communication settings I should be using in the
> >m20 to work with speakup?
> >> If the transmission speed, data bits stop bits and the like aren't set
> >correctly strange stuff can happen.
> >> If I can get this set right I'll be all set.
> >> 
> >> Thanks.
> >> 
> >> 
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> >> On 4/12/2002 at 6:39 PM Alex Snow wrote:
> >> 
> >> >Well, at least your braille lite said something.  My 2000 won't say
> >> >anything.
> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: "Justin Ekis" <JEkis at sbcglobal.net>
> >> >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> >> >Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 10:56 AM
> >> >Subject: Re: Setting up zipspeak
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Hi.
> >> >Thanks for the advice.
> >> >I'm using windows ME so can't boot directly to dos in that version so I
> >> >have
> >> >to use a windows startup disk.
> >> >I found the config.sys that windows put on the startup disk and added
> >> >device=c:\windows\himem.sys to the area labeled common. This did help
> >> >somewhat.
> >> >Now when I start linux the braille lite speaks. But only for a few
> >seconds.
> >> >It says a few words, but they don't seem to make up any kind of logical
> >> >sentence, like there's words missing in the middle. But it said
> >something
> >> >about braille, speakup and the kernal.
> >> >Then the braille lite stopped speaking and froze up. I know it was the
> >> >braille lite and not the computer or linux because it wouldn't even
> >respond
> >> >to the command to take it out of speach box mode.
> >> >Well, it seems my guess was right. The newer note takers in the series
> >> >won't
> >> >work with it.
> >> >
> >> >Oh well.
> >> >I guess I'll have to wait for software speach support.
> >> >
> >> >Thanks again.
> >> >Justin
> >> >
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> >> >On 4/12/2002 at 10:03 AM Pete wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>Hi
> >> >>  I have windows 98 s e  and I go to shutdown and restart in m s dos
> >mode.
> >> >>I think loadlin needs himem.sys to work but am not sure so I placed a
> >> >>device=c:\windows\himem.sys
> >> >>line in the config.sys file.  The config.sys file I have is empty
> >except
> >> >>for
> >> >>the line loading himem.sys...  To boot zipspeak or the umsdos slackware
> >> >>linux I used a l.bat file some thing like this:
> >> >>@echo off
> >> >>c:\loadlin\loadlin.exe c:\linux\(kernel name) /dev/hda1
> >> >speakup_synth=(your
> >> >>keyword for your synthasiser)
> >> >>  You will need loadlin.exe the linux loader.  I unzipped the loadlin
> >> >>program files to c:\loadlin, you don't need to do this except there is
> >> >>documentation explaining how to use loadlin.  /dev/hda1 is the first
> >> >>partission on the first drive (C:>) if this is whear your zipspeak
> >> >>distribution is it should be fine.  There are other parameters you may
> >> >need
> >> >>to specifie in the batch file I don't know about.
> >> >>  Pete
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>----- Original Message -----
> >> >>From: "Justin Ekis" <JEkis at sbcglobal.net>
> >> >>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> >> >>Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 3:41 AM
> >> >>Subject: Setting up zipspeak
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Hello again all,
> >> >>
> >> >>I'm back and giving linux another try.
> >> >>I tried several weeks ago but had problems. I've been busy and am now
> >> >>getting back to it.
> >> >>Ok, I've managed to get a little farther than the last time I posted. I
> >> >>have
> >> >>created a windows me boot disk and tried to start linux  from there. I
> >had
> >> >>sighted help and when i changed to the c: drive and ran linux.bat they
> >> >said
> >> >>they saw some kind of error message but it went by too fast to read.
> >There
> >> >>was lots of text. My synth didn't say a word though. The problem is I
> >> >don't
> >> >>know if I set something up wrong or if it's my ssynth.
> >> >>The documentation says I can use the braille 'n speak or any of that
> >line
> >> >>of
> >> >>blazie note takers for speach I believe, but I use the new braille lite
> >> >m20
> >> >>and I think I read somewhere that the braille lite m20 and m40 use
> >> >>different
> >> >>speach technology than the earlier products so I don't know if it's
> >> >>compatible with speakup at all. Would it be possible to use software
> >> >>speach?
> >> >>I also could be setting it up wrong though. Am I supposed to put any
> >other
> >> >>files on the startup disk other than what windows puts on there?
> >> >>
> >> >>Thanks much in advance for any help. I've had the extreme misfortune of
> >> >>running microsoft crashware, er, I mean windows, for more than 5 years
> >and
> >> >>so now seem to lose all computer knoledge once I'm outside of it. Lol.
> >> >>
> >> >>Thanks again.
> >> >>Justin
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>_______________________________________________
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> >> >>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> >> >>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>_______________________________________________
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> >> >>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> >> >>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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> >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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> >> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
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