Software Speech

[Robert Spangler]

OK I see it there after issuing this command but espeakup still says 
unable to connect to softsynth device.  I do have espeak installed.  Are 
there no more configuration steps to do?  This seems a little too 
minimal.  It seems as though /dev/softsynth is not being referred to as 
a device.


Gregory Nowak wrote:
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> You don't need to create it. Udev creates it for you when you switch
> to the soft synth. If you don't have udev for some reason, then you'd
> create it by hand with:
> mknod /dev/softsynth c 10 26
> Hth.
> 
> Greg
> 
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> On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 10:13:50PM -0400, Robert Spangler wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I wish to use espeakup.  What is the command to create the softsynth  
>> device?
>>
>> Robby
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>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>>
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