Fwd: status of speakup hardware synth modules

[Jude DaShiell]

No they don't work under any connection circumstances unless you get and 
continue to use a very ancient linux kernel that supported them.  These 
were disabled by the linux kernel team (the builders of linux kernels) 
for security reasons since those use the serial ports in ways that have 
the security people worried.  I contacted Patrick Volkerding at 
slackware.com and verified this.  It could be when the next version of 
slackware comes out it may be possible to start software speech up on it 
the same way you do on debian and do an install of slackware from that 
point that will use software speech postinstallation.

On Tue, 28 Apr 2015, Chris Moore wrote:

> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:59:10
> From: Chris Moore <chris.w1gm at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
>     <speakup at linux-speakup.org>
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. <speakup at linux-speakup.org>
> Subject: Fwd: status of speakup hardware synth modules
> 
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>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>> From: Chris Moore <chris.w1gm at gmail.com>
>> Subject: status of speakup hardware synth modules
>> Date: April 27, 2015 at 12:05:37 PM EDT
>> To: speakup list <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>> 
>> Hello,
>> What is the status of the hardware synth modules.  Do they work?
>> What if I try to connect via a usb to serial adapter.  Can I just load the appropriate synth module with a serial port parameter?
>> 
>> Chris
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