help with install of debian and speakup!?

[Gregory Nowak]

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Actually, I'd recommend using the speakup26 target instead of the
speakup target, so you'll start off with a 2.6 kernel.

Greg


On Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 07:41:14PM -0500, Charles Hallenbeck wrote:
> The linux utilities are called "fromdos" and "todos" but they are in a 
> package called sysutils which you have to get with apt-get also.
> 
> You know what I would do if I were you? I would start over again with a 
> fresh install of Debian making sure I could get speech right out of the 
> Debian box from the get-go.  
> 
> What CD did you use? Is it the speakup modified net-install disk 
> everyone else uses? What hardware synth do you have to put on your 
> Debian box? 
> 
> You can install Debian using speech and without sighted assistance, by 
> starting like this once your installation disk reaches the boot prompt:
> 
> speakup speakup_synth=ltlk
> 
> where ltlk stands for the litetalk, or some other abbreviation if that 
> is what you have. Then carefully follow the instructions, and be sure to 
> pick "network install" instead of "install from CD" when the question 
> arises.
> 
> It's no big deal to start over. Look at what you've already learned 
> doing what you have done. Next time will be a snap.
> 
> -- 
> The Moon is Waning Gibbous (98% of Full)
> But you can still get downloads from http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup

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