image for windows or linux

[Marcel Oats]

Hi, thanks for that Michael, though it is worth mentioning, that the kernel 
on the "image for linux" boot cd, does *not* contain any soundcard support, 
so unfortunately, software speech is not possible.

Marcel


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From: "Gaijin" <gaijin at clearwire.net>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 12:01 PM
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: image for windows or linux

> On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 08:08:15AM -0700, Butch Bussen wrote:
>> I just downloaded the latest terabyte programs, and I remember
>> reading some where a while back that they have a way to make their
>> Linux version speak.  Was that on this list?
>
> This is one of the mailing lists for a screen reader called
> Speakup, which pretty-much gives you text console access to linux from
> startup to shutdown, if you have a hardware speech synthesizer, or from
> login prompt to shutdown if not.  Until configuration files are manually
> updated to include SpeakUP, it can be started from the boot loader with
> a simple text command: speakup.synth=<synthesizer driver> Usually the
> synthesizer driver is a 4 character name like "ltlk" or "soft", which
> loads in support for the LiteTalk hardware synthesizer, or the software
> synthesizer, respectively.  The linux CD will usually have instructions
> for booting Linux with SpeakUP support in the documentation directory,
> which may be viewed with any working computer system.
>
> Booting the software synthesizer is a little bit more involved.
> Not only do you have to load the driver, you also have to start a
> software synthesis engine after logging in.  This can all be automated
> for the future, though.
>
> Some distributions (distros) contain SpeakUP support, and some
> do not.  Some of the more popular linux flavors include GRML vinux,
> Debian, and Ubuntu to name a few.  Their CD images can be downloaded
> from their websites and burned to CD.  Once that's accomplished, you can
> put the CD in the drive, read the usual slew of help textfiles on how to
> boot and or install the system, and go from there.  HTH,
>
> Michael
>
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