Setting up zipspeak

Sat Apr 13 15:31:43 EDT 2002

Interesting...  You could always call fs and complain.  You could mail me
privately and I would be glad to help.  I've got a bns I've not tried it
with, but I'm getting my laptop today, so it might work.  Actually, I'll
probably use it with my dectalk express, but I'll just test it with the bns
anyway.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Ekis" <JEkis at sbcglobal.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: Setting up zipspeak

Yes, I just found out about the update and installed it.
I just noticed something else about this. I tried again this morning and
after it crashes I restart it and all of my folders, and some of the files
in it are corrupted and I had to initialize the unit. Luckily I'd done a
windisk backup just the other day so I was able to restore from there.
The February 14 update didn't make it work any better.

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On 4/13/2002 at 10:20 AM Ameer Armaly wrote:

>do you run the latest fermware?  The latest is something like febaruary
>2002
>or something like that.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Justin Ekis" <JEkis at sbcglobal.net>
>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 1:39 AM
>Subject: Re: Setting up zipspeak
>
>
>I don't have the manual with me right now, but I don't think anything was
>mentioned. Speach box mode does turn on though, and works with limited
>success.
>I posted on the fs support list quite a while back when I was trying to get
>it to run as a synth rather than a braille display under jaws. I just now
>remembered what happened there.
>I did get a note that speach box mode wasn't supported any longer, but a
>little argument got started on the list and there were many requests to
>have
>it put back in so I don't know what eventually was done.
>
>Justin.
>
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>On 4/13/2002 at 12:27 AM Gregory Nowak wrote:
>
>>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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