DECpc is silent

[Ralph W. Reid]

Nothing concerning the decpc shows up in /var/log/syslog.

/var/log/messages gets the following two lines:
Jun  4 14:37:09 taz kernel: Probing for Dectalk PC.
Jun  4 14:37:09 taz kernel: Dectalk PC: 250-257, Driver Version 1.1,

Echoing and catting text to /dev/synth and /proc/speakup/synth_direct
produce neither audio nor screen output of any kind.

The output from `dtload -v` is as follows:
testkernel got dec
Loading kernel of 13284 bytes ( 65 relocs )
    cs:ip == 0040:0010   ss:sp == 047f:0200
card is ready
dt_loadmem: addr = 00000400 size = 13284
done loading kernel
testkernel got 819c
Loading primary dictionary of 15147 entries, 305264 bytes.
Allocating 22867 paragraphs of free ram ...
Index table starts at 82700
dt_loadmem: addr = 00082700 size = 60588
Dictionary text starts at 913ac
dt_loadmem: addr = 000913AC size = 305264
dictionary load complete
Loading lts.exe 264074 bytes ( 30 relocs )
Allocating 8000 bytes of free ram at 3ff30
Total memory taken is 272320 bytes
    cs:ip == 3ff3:0010   ss:sp == 815f:1000
dt_loadmem: addr = 0003FF30 size = 264074
Loading ph.exe 39044 bytes ( 7 relocs )
Allocating 10480 bytes of free ram at 33cb0
Total memory taken is 49776 bytes
    cs:ip == 33cb:0010   ss:sp == 3ee2:1000
dt_loadmem: addr = 00033CB0 size = 39044
Loading cmd.exe 17778 bytes ( 7 relocs )
Allocating 13600 bytes of free ram at 2c110
Total memory taken is 31632 bytes
    cs:ip == 2c11:0010   ss:sp == 31ba:2000
dt_loadmem: addr = 0002C110 size = 17778


I can hear a 'thump' in my headphones when I cold boot the machine, so
I believe I have a good connection for audio output.  I have been
doing everything as root, logged in via ssh, so I do not expect that
any file permissions should be a problem.  I am not sure how to test
the hardware further at this point, but I will keep trying anything
that comes to mind.  By the way, there are two jacks on the card--I
have tried them both with my headphones.  Any suggestions of other
things to try would be appreciated.

Thanks, and have a great day.


On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 06:04:59AM -0400, Kirk Reiser wrote: > What
does your /var/log syslog or messages say about the installing of >
the module?  If it is any different than the messages you've already >
provided?  Also what happens if you cat something to >
/proc/speakup/synth_direct or to /dev/synth?  > > Kirk > > -- > > Kirk
Reiser The Computer Braille Facility > e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca
University of Western Ontario > phone: (519) 661-3061 > >

-- 
Ralph.  N6BNO.  Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O.
rreid at sunset.net  http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid
...passing through The City of Internet at the speed of light...
SLOPE = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)