From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au (smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au [203.161.124.50]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 824BA109BF for ; Sat, 17 May 2008 19:26:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE9A07D39B for ; Sun, 18 May 2008 07:26:26 +0800 (WST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au Received: from smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id WsssFe-+jl+g for ; Sun, 18 May 2008 07:26:23 +0800 (WST) Received: from gotss1.gotss.net (203.161.101.89.static.amnet.net.au [203.161.101.89]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 641E77D370 for ; Sun, 18 May 2008 07:26:23 +0800 (WST) Received: from bouncy.gotss.net ([192.168.24.37] helo=bouncy) by gotss1.gotss.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JxVnA-0003kH-6E for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 18 May 2008 07:26:20 +0800 Message-ID: <000e01c8b875$6997ce60$2518a8c0@bouncy> From: "Kerry Hoath" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <482F039B.2070009@dim.uchile.cl> Subject: Re: Getting speakup talking on the Ssystem Rescue CD Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 07:26:20 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" 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: 2.1.10 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: Sat, 17 May 2008 23:26:34 -0000 Lots of stuff deleted. sometimes the auto-probe of the transport fails; and you need to force it. this is especially true on kernels with lapic enabled and machines that have an io-apic. that mumbo jumbo doesn't really matter; try the following: linux speakup_synth=txprt speakup_ser=0 This might force the probe. speakup_ser takes a zero-based serial port, where 0 is com1, and if my ancient reading of the sources tells me the ports are at base 0x3f8 0x2f8 0x3e8 0x2e8 and interrupts are not used. Note if using a newer speakup you'll need speakup.synth and possibly speakup.ser; I haven't dabbled in the git logs to check this. Regards, Kerry.