From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.util.phx.redhat.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i5QE5JNv016274 for ; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 10:05:19 -0400 Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id i5QE5Jl24373 for blinux-list@listman.util.phx.redhat.com; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 10:05:19 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i5QE5J024369 for ; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 10:05:19 -0400 Received: from mxsf01.cluster1.charter.net (mxsf01.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.201]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i5QE5He1028820 for ; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 10:05:17 -0400 Received: from mxip10.cluster1.charter.net (mxip10a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.140]) by mxsf01.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i5QE2ZmR002357 for ; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 10:02:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 66-188-135-240.mad.wi.charter.com (HELO maranatha.charter.net) (66.188.135.240) by mxip10.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 26 Jun 2004 10:02:35 -0400 Received: from chomiak (helo=localhost) by maranatha.charter.net with local-esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1BeDlK-0000eK-00 for ; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 09:02:34 -0500 Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 09:02:34 -0500 (CDT) From: Cheryl Homiak To: "blinux-list@redhat.com" Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-RedHat-Spam-Score: 0.111 X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: knoppix and brltty question X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: junk Reply-To: Linux for blind general discussion List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 14:05:19 -0000 Yesterday I burned the current knoppix cd and was able to boot it with brltty. However, I got 3 startup errors which were aggravating although they didn't seem to affect the functioning of brltty. all of these errors appeared to stem from the fact that the /etc/brltty.conf has everything set to the alva by default, including the speech for which there is no cheatcode as far as I know. so when brltty starts up, even though it uses the parameters I passed to it for driver, port and table, it tries to load speech support for the Alva and then gives me all sorts of complaints because that doesn't work. My only recourse if I want speech or just don't want to think about the startup problems, is to kill brltty once I'm in a console and restart it again with the correct indication under -s. I can't apparently change /etc/brltty.conf as it's read-only and I don't know whether or not there's another way to save my settings. Has anybody else seen this problem and/or found a solution for it? By the way, I also am experimenting with the oralux 0.6 alpha, which allows you to set up your braille display as part of it's audio menu. The alva is the default there also, but I don't think I'm getting errors due to speech after I've set the other factors, or maybe I'm just not seeing those errors? also, oralux does have a script which allows you to save those settings to your hard drive, anyway, not necessarily trying to compare the two; just saying that it apparently isn't a problem in oralux but it is in knoppix. any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. -- Cheryl "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."