From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from tara1-l2.wa.amnet.net.au ([203.161.126.146] helo=tara1.wa.amnet.net.au) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1JXQR1-00064N-00 for ; Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:27:40 -0500 Received: (qmail 24100 invoked by uid 89); 7 Mar 2008 00:26:28 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.1.0 ppid: 24014, pid: 24017, t: 2.3891s scanners: attach: 1.1.0 clamav: 0.88/m:36/d:1310 spam: 3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on tara1.wa.amnet.net.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 Received: from unknown (HELO gotss1.gotss.net) (203.161.101.89) by tara1.wa.amnet.net.au with (AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP for ; 7 Mar 2008 00:26:26 -0000 X-Envelope-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Received: from [192.168.25.30] (helo=megan) by gotss1.gotss.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JXQPp-0000z9-OO for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:26:25 +0900 Message-ID: <000b01c87fe9$e06ee290$1e19a8c0@megan> From: "Kerry Hoath" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20080307000919.GA14345@localhost.localdomain> Subject: Re: VmWare Tools and Speakup Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 09:26:23 +0900 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:27:41 -0000 vmware tools are not required for the virtual machines to be usable; they help with time synchronization. You can install vmware tools inside a virtual machine from the console; however it'l knock your network connection out when it updates the drivers. Regards, Kerry. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zachary Kline" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 9:19 AM Subject: Re: VmWare Tools and Speakup > Hi Greg, > I'd use VirtualBox in a flash if I could get the darned serial > emulation > to work. I haven't been able to. I always get errors about being unable > to > set the host port mode because the device path is empty or null. I don't > know why I get these errors either, but it's beyond frustrating. > It doesn't seem to make a difference whether I use Windows XP Pro or > Home as a host operating system, it just always happens. > Any advice would be appreciated. > Thanks much, > Zack. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregory Nowak" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 4:09 PM > Subject: Re: VmWare Tools and Speakup > > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> I know this doesn't answer your question, but I just thought I'd throw >> out there the fact that virtualbox's guest additions for gnu/linux can >> be installed entirely from the text console, without requiring x. Yes, >> you could install them using x as well, if you wanted to go that >> route. The point is that you get a choice. >> >> Greg >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >