squeze questions

[Kristoffer Gustafsson]

Hi.
Ok, I'll try this out.
as for pc speaker I've already tried modprobe pcspkr.
It doesn't help, don't get any error messages or so, but it doesnt, beep or 
anything.

/Kristoffer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerry Hoath" <kerry at gotss.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 3:27 AM
Subject: Re: squeze questions


> Answers inline.
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Kristoffer Gustafsson
>  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
>  Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 6:12 AM
>  Subject: squeze questions
>
>
>  I've tried to compile a new kernel, but that kernel with speakup doesn't 
> start whatever I do.
>  I've selected everything I want to have, like modules and such, then I 
> typed make all.
>  Have I missed anything?
>
>  Usually you compile kernels for debian with kernel-package
>  apt-get install kernel-package fakeroot
>  make-kpkg clean
>  make config or whatever
>  make-kpkg --revision=custom.1 --initrd kernel_image
>  dpkg -i kernel-image-x.x.x_custom.1.deb
>
>
>  My questions are as follows.
>  1. sound card.
>  How do I change from my built in sound card on the motherboard to my 
> soundblaster audigy 2zs without alsaconf?
>
>  edit /etc/modutils.d/alsa and set
>  options options snd-audigy index=1
>  or whatever the module for your audigy card is called.
>  You'll want squeeze for the later sound modules that work better with the 
> zs.
>
>  Then run
>  update-modules I believe it is.
>  This is documented in /usr/share/doc/alsa-base/Readme.Debian.gz I 
> believe.
>
>  and finally, maybe a little off topic for this list, but is there any way 
> to do so that I get the status cells to the left side of my braille 
> display instead of the right?
>  It feels very uncomfortable to have them there.
>
>
>  Try the brltty documentation, it should have details what is and isn't 
> configurable.
>
>  I remember seeing manpages and the like on the brltty website although it 
> has been a while since I looked.
>  Regards, Kerry.
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