usb ports only on laptop

[Joseph C. Lininger]

Hi,
You can't use a USB to serial converter to use a serial synthesizer with
Speakup. It has something to do with the hardware. I don't really
understand the exact problem myself, you'd have to ask Kurk. All I know
is that it doesn't work. If you are running Linux on a laptop with no
serial ports, the only option you have is software speech.

Equal causes can produce very unequal effects.
Joseph C. Lininger
jbahm at pcdesk.net
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And so it came to pass that on Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Raul A. Gallegos said

> Hi.  I have a laptop which has zero serial ports.  If I purchase a USB
to
> serial converter and connect a speak-out to it will this be active
> immediately so that I can use the speak-up to install Linux with
speech?  Or
> does the USB to serial get configured after boot up meaning I would
not have
> access to the serial port right away?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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