Speakup on the newest Gentoo minimal cd doesn't works with any boot parameters

[John Covici]

Just emerge some version of sys-kernels/gentoo-sources maybe the
latest 4.4 or 4.8 series.  Then follow the instructions to build the
kernel as specified in the handbook.

On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 20:53:00 -0500,
Techswing33 wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Chiming in on this late I'd also like to get a gentoo system going on
> a virtual machine under Vmware. Kernel is also stopping me, is there a
> fix?
> 
> Thanks.
> Dave.
> 
> 
> On 12/18/16, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com> wrote:
> > So maybe go through the handbook and skip that chapter on building your
> > own kernel and the kernel you are either left with or install from
> > sources will have speakup in it?  That ought to make installaing gentoo
> > considerably easier if true.
> >
> > On Sun, 18 Dec 2016, John Covici wrote:
> >
> >> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 14:45:01
> >> From: John Covici <covici at ccs.covici.com>
> >> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> >> <speakup at linux-speakup.org>
> >> Subject: Re: Speakup on the newest Gentoo minimal cd doesn't works with
> >> any
> >>     boot parameters
> >>
> >> Depending on what kernel you build, speakup is certainly in gentoo.  I
> >> am not sure about the default kernel, but gentoo-sources does have
> >> it.  I have been using it for 5 years.  The handbook is more or less
> >> still good, I installed one on a vm on the mac a few months ago.
> >>
> >> On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 10:04:41 -0500,
> >> Jude DaShiell wrote:
> >>>
> >>> You probably picked one of the most complex distributions to
> >>> install for accessibility.  External DVD drives are not that
> >>> expensive any longer. Aside from that, you need to find out all
> >>> of the addresses for all of your sound cards on that mac.
> >>> There's a /proc subdirectory in Linux for this and maybe on the
> >>> mac too.  The Linux kernel has provisions by means of boot
> >>> parameters for selecting your sound card but you'll need its
> >>> address.  Wait, have you tried lsusb -v|less yet?  If you have
> >>> usb speakers plugged in on talkingarch instance you can get
> >>> useful information from that command I think.
> >>> The problem you're going to have with gentoo will be in kernel
> >>> building since speakup isn't installed in the kernel.  I got that
> >>> far on installation a couple times but got no further.  You may
> >>> have additional problems after kernel building I know nothing
> >>> about since I never got past that step.  The other problem with
> >>> gentoo is handbook on internet documentation is several years out
> >>> of date so if there are easier ways to get an accessible install
> >>> of gentoo install they don't appear in that handbook.  Good luck,
> >>> you're going to need it.
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, 18 Dec 2016, Charaya wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 06:05:13
> >>> > From: Charaya <charaya at t-online.de>
> >>> > Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> >>> >     <speakup at linux-speakup.org>
> >>> > To: speakup at linux-speakup.org
> >>> > Subject: Speakup on the newest Gentoo minimal cd doesn't works with any
> >>> > boot
> >>> >     parameters
> >>> >
> >>> > Hello Speakup users,
> >>> > I want to instal Gentoo with my Mac, but I need a screenreader to
> >>> > install it. I didn't get brltty working and speakup isn't working to. I
> >>> > tried all speakup boot parameters (speakup.synth=synth) I don't know
> >>> > what to do now.
> >>> > I had talking arch live cd on a disk but my dvd device isn't working
> >>> > anymore so I have the gentoo minimal cd on my stick because dd can't
> >>> > write big files on any stick here. But there on talking arch I had to
> >>> > select the right soundcart - it was not the first avaylable - maybe I
> >>> > have to select the right soundcart on gentoo too? But how?
> >>> > Does anibody  has got an idea?
> >>> > Best regards,
> >>> > charaya
> >>> >
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> >>
> >> --
> >> Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> >> How do
> >> you spend it?
> >>
> >>         John Covici
> >>         covici at ccs.covici.com
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