Talking bootloader

[Tony Baechler]

Yes, grub can do this. I can send my /etc/default/grub if you need it. 
Basically you tell it to send the output to a serial console. I've verified 
that it works here with my DECtalk Express. I'm talking about grub2, not 
grub-legacy. Also, lilo can do this.

On 8/6/2016 4:39 AM, -dan d. wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Is there such a thing as a talking bootloader?
>
> I know grub can be made to make sounds but I need speech.
>
> Can a bootloader be made to send a text string to a serial port with a
> speech synth attached for it to be spoken?   I have a doubletalk.
>
> Thanks.
>
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