speakup, grml and braille blazer

[Cody Hurst]

I'm not quite understanding the logic behind the null modem, but ok.  
When I plug the rj11 end of the cable to the pc, how do I tell speakup  
to look on teh modem port if linux by default is in compatible with  
most modems?
	
On May 19, 2008, at 5:14 PM, Kerry Hoath wrote:

> put a gender changer on the blazer to change the serial port from  
> female to
> male on the blazer.
> plug a 25-pin female to 9-pin mail into the converter.
> plug the null modem from converter to pc.
>
> You could also get a 25-pin null modem cable; gender bend the blazer  
> end
> then convert it down to 9-pin on the pc end.
>
> the cable needs to be null modem and you need things of the right  
> gender as
> the port on the blazer for serial is female.
> Regards, Kerry.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cody Hurst" <churst35 at verizon.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca 
> >
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:07 AM
> Subject: Re: speakup, grml and braille blazer
>
>
> Well I have a db9 null modem cable, but how would I do this
> configuration? the db9 end will not fit on the blazer and vice versa.
> More insight on this would greatly be appreciated.
> On May 19, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Kerry Hoath wrote:
>
>> the blazer requires a null modem cable to connect it to the computer
>> not a
>> straight through serial cable.
>> Regards, Kerry.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Cody Hurst" <churst35 at verizon.net>
>> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca
>>>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:03 AM
>> Subject: speakup, grml and braille blazer
>>
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>>  I just realized I could whip up an external synth with a db25
>> serial cable, a converter and a db9 serial cable, however when I boot
>> grml I use this boot command
>>
>> grml speakup_synth=bns, ttyS0 and get no speech. On the blazer's
>> speech config menu I set it from parallel to serial. however I tried
>> starting grml with it on serial and parallel and still no speech. I
>> know this can be done but I just don't know how. I'd like to know  
>> what
>> I"m doing wrong here. Thanks for any hep.
>>
>> Cody
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