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

[Charaya]

Thank you for the information!
I couldn't fix the problem but i wrote the talking arch iso on an other system on a usb device so i can install  gentoo now.
Thanks for the hint with the kernel version!


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> Am 19.12.2016 um 03:18 schrieb John Covici <covici at ccs.covici.com>:
> 
> 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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