squeze questions

Derek Roberts bigd.vi.guy at gmail.com
Wed Jun 9 01:27:50 EDT 2010


Hi,

I've had that problem with the pcspkr module too, for some reason
removing and readding it fixes the problem, but you need to do it
every boot.
rmmod pcspkr;modprobe pcspkr
should get it working.

Hth and hopefully someone's got more info on this.

On 6/9/10, Kristoffer Gustafsson <kg84 at dreamwld.com> wrote:
> 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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