New Debian Install - HELP!

Alex Snow alex_snow at gmx.net
Fri Oct 10 10:21:55 EDT 2008


Try just typing speakup.synth=spkout after pressing tab...I seem to 
remember with the new debian install disks you don't type install 
anymore.
On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 04:40:10PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote:
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> I just downloaded two recent install CD's for Debian Lenny; one from
> June of this year (Beta 2) and a testing image dated today Oct 9th.  I
> have a speakout synth hooked up on ttyS0 and am using it at this very
> moment.  But alas, I cannot get it to work with these Debian boot
> disks.  The command I'm using is 
> install speakup.synth=spkout
> I tried this with and without pressing tab first.  In all cases, I get
> no speech.  I saw in the f8.txt that speakup could be used but in
> parentheses, they said graphical installer only so I also tried 
> installgui speakup.synth=spkout
> Again, no speach then either.  What could be wrong here? I thought
> these latest CD's would have kernels compatible with Speakup.  Do I
> still have to go out and boot with a dedicated boot disk like Samuel's
> disk?
> 
> Thanks for helping.
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