Re: Speakup questions

[Janina Sajka <janina@afb.net>]

Hi, Geetha:

There's an easier way, provided you can download about 10.3 mB of data.

Use anonymous ftp and go to:

ftp.linux-speakup.org

Once logged in, cd to:

pub/speakup/disks/redhat/7.2/RPMS/

Please note the capital letters in the directory path above.

You need to download two files.

1.)	The kernel-2.4.9 ... appropriate to your cpu, i686, i586, i386, 
etc;

2.)	consoletools-19990829-36.i386.rpm

Be sure to download both of these two .rpm files in binary mode.

It happens that the kernel and the console tools from Red Hat 7.2 work 
just fine with Red Hat 7.1, and these are the latest available for 
you--unless you have a fast Internet connection, which I suspect you don't 
have.

Once you have these two files, you install them as follows:

rpm -iv [filename]

where [filename] is first the kernel file, and then the consoletools file.

HINT: You don't need to type the entire filename. Instead, begin to type 
it, and then press the TAB key. Your Linux shell will fill out the rest of 
the filename for you, which is certainly very helpful with these very long 
filenames. If it beeps, you haven't typed enough to make it unique, so 
just add some more chars and then do TAB again.

After you've successfully installed these files, you have one more step to 
a talking Linux:

Edit your /etc/lilo.conf with information about the new kernel and your 
speakup parameters. Here's an example--edit this example to match your 
situation ...

In the top section, make sure to have a line like the following:

default=litetalk

Then create an entry (set aside by blank lines at the beginning and end of 
the section) something like:

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-31
	label=litetalk
alias = l
	initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-31.img
	read-only
	root=/dev/hda1
	append="speakup_synth=ltlk"

Make sure that your image= and initrd= actually point to the correct 
filename in /boot. Also, make sure that your label= and default= are the 
same, "litetalk" in my example above.

Save and exit.

Run lilo as root:

/sbin/lilo

When you reboot, you'll hear Speakup chattering away shortly after the OS 
begins booting. 

To learn more about this, read our Installation HOWTO for the Speakup 
Modified Red Hat Distribution at:

	http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/HOWTO_INSTALL.html

We discuss this process, and several other tips you'll find useful.

By the way, what speech synth are you using?

PS: You can also access the kernel rpm and the consoletools rpm via web 
browser at:

http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/7.2/RPMS/

Again, be sure to download as binary.


 On Thu, 15 Aug 2002, Geetha Shamanna wrote:

> >Remind us what Linux you installed and where you got it, please?
> 
> Redhat 7.1. I installed it from regular Redhat CD's.
> 
> A sighted friend has offered to help me with Speakup installation and the
> kernel compilation. I should however have all the relevant files ready to
> begin with. 
> I will be using Speakup with DoubleTalk PC internal synthesizer. Apart from
> the file speakup-1.00.tar.gz, Which other files would I require? 
> 
> Thanks,
> Geetha
> 
> 
> 
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				Janina Sajka, Director
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