speakup for etch v. of debian

speakup for etch v. of debian

[Ned Granic]

Hi all,
Last week my classmates installed the etch version of debian on their systems.
I was not there, but apparently, we'll deal with the etch version of debian for the final.
So, is there a speakup installation disk for etch?
If not, is there any speech-supported version of etch?
And one more question: I know about oralux version of Knoppix -- I downloaded it and it works --, but it seems to be extremely complicated, and it'll take me a long time to learn it before I can put it to use.
Do you know of any alternative?
What I need it for is to connect another system (from which is Knoppix run) with a cross-over cable to my Linux box to test it.
Can I use anything else for that purpose other than Knoppix? How about Windows?


Many thanks in advance!
Ned

RE: speakup for etch v. of debian

[Scott Ford]

Hi,
	I have been using GRML, it is a live debin based version.  You can
get Speakup by just typing the cheat code: grml swspeak at the boot command
line. This point will come up after about 12 seconds after you switch on
your computer.
 You can obtain a iso from www.grml.org
.  I hope that this can help.
Scott
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Subject: speakup for etch v. of debian

Hi all,
Last week my classmates installed the etch version of debian on their
systems.
I was not there, but apparently, we'll deal with the etch version of debian
for the final.
So, is there a speakup installation disk for etch?
If not, is there any speech-supported version of etch?
And one more question: I know about oralux version of Knoppix -- I
downloaded it and it works --, but it seems to be extremely complicated, and
it'll take me a long time to learn it before I can put it to use.
Do you know of any alternative?
What I need it for is to connect another system (from which is Knoppix run)
with a cross-over cable to my Linux box to test it.
Can I use anything else for that purpose other than Knoppix? How about
Windows?


Many thanks in advance!
Ned
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Re: speakup for etch v. of debian

[Tyler Spivey]

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Scott, while your answer is valid, it doesn't quite answer the question.
I've made an attempt at an answer below.
All someone needs to do is patch a kernel with speakup, and make a .deb
out of it. If you're experienced at compiling your own kernels, You can
do this yourself. Personally, I ignore the .debs altogether, at least
when I used debian a while ago, and just build and install the kernel
manually.
- - Tyler

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