jerky speech from doubletalk?

[William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123]

Hi Aaron,

     You nailed the problem.  The i386 kernel would fix it, but there's an 
easier way.  Speakup lets you adjust the timing parameters, so it's 
possible to go into the /proc/speakup/<synth> directory and use echo or cp 
to set the values for the 512Hz kernel.  I use settings similar to these.  
jiffy_delta=25 and delay_time=100.
I use an Audapter, but I tried to adjust the values based on the litetalk 
defaults.  The trigger_time value is radically different between the 
Audapter and Litetalk.  I didn't change mine, but it's possible that you 
might need to.
     It should be pointed out that we're messing with timers actually in 
the kernel and if they get too far out of whack, there might be 
consequences such as file corruption.  Proceed with extreme caution.

          HTH.
-- 

          Bill in Denver


On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, Aaron Howell wrote:

> Hi all,
> I've just gotten a doubletalk lt for work (I assume its the latest rom etc since it only came into the country from rc systems about 3 weeks ago.
> I performed an install of the new redhat beta (7.3.94) which went off without a hitch using speakup off the standard redhat image.
> The problems started after I rebooted the machine.
> I've set the rate to 6 and the punctuation level to 3 but not changed anything else.
> Now, my speech has gotten incredibly jerky.
> I wonder if this is a doubletalk problem, a speakup problem, or related to the hz changes in the i686 kernel?
> The best impression I can give of it is 
> left bracket, root, at hen, tilde dollar, right bracket.
> its like, there's a pause, between, different words, in the sentence.
> Can I fix this somehow, or should I try the i386 kernel?
> Any help much apreciated.
> Rgards
> Aaron
> 
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