Linux on BrailleNotes

[BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net]

why does everyone want software speech? we got that horrid keynote  
gold crap chip built in. or is it that no one has wrote a driver to  
use it yet?
On Feb 1, 2006, at 3:55 PM, Garrett Klein wrote:

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> Theoretically it could be done... there is a port of Linux to the  
> arm architecture. The main issues I would see, as I've thought  
> about something similar for a PAC Mate, are:
>
> 1. Analising, reverse-engineering, and re-flashing the rom.
> 2. (this wouldn't necessarily be needed for the PAC Mate since its  
> braille display uses a modified USB connector) analising/reverse- 
> engineering the bus/communications protocol between the processor  
> and the braille display.
> 3. Modifying brltty and the kernel to work with said bus/protocol.
> 4. Getting something like flite ported and integrated into the  
> firmware (it would all have to be burned into rom).
> 5. Getting the braille keyboard working, which would most likely  
> involve a completely revamped console/keymap system. Oh, the horror  
> and nightmares that would result from that!
> 6. Grade 2 Braille support, and back/forward translation (even more  
> terrifying than number 5!).
> 7. Creating a UI that's at least somewhat similar to KeySoft.
>
> 	I don't claim to be an expert at such things, but I consider  
> myself knowledgable enough when it comes to a general understanding  
> of how to get many things accomplished with computers. There's  
> probably tons of stuff that would also have to be accounted for,  
> but once you've got the rom hacked and the hardware drivers written  
> everything else is just a question of effort and perseverence.
>
> Garrett
>
> On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 07:57:31AM -0500, David Poehlman wrote:
>> As I understand it, not only the software but the hardware is
>> proprietary inside.  You'd have to wipe it and start over.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jonnie Apple Seed
>> With his:
>> Hands-On Technolog(eye)s
>>
>>
>> On Feb 1, 2006, at 7:41 AM, BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net wrote:
>>
>> You know, I have thought about this for along time, and have thought
>> about how to go about iit. but never got started on thhe beginning
>> points of it, but believe mme, it crossed y mind a million times to
>> just say "Foget humanware and they crappy customer service" and just
>> some how get linux on my braillenote pk.
>>
>> On Feb 1, 2006, at 2:55 AM, Chris Norman wrote:
>>
>>> Hi people,
>>> Does anyone know weather or not there is a linux distribution which
>>> will
>>> work on the BrailleNote from PulseData?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Chris Norman
>>> <!-- chris.norman4 at ntlworld.com -->
>>>
>>>
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