From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ylpvm15-ext.prodigy.net ([207.115.57.46] helo=ylpvm15.prodigy.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1ES4RE-0003BM-00 for ; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:16:24 -0400 Received: from pimout7-ext.prodigy.net (pimout7-int.prodigy.net [207.115.4.147]) by ylpvm15.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j9J3GuH4011242 for ; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:16:57 -0400 X-ORBL: [69.234.212.133] DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; s=sbc01; d=pacbell.net; c=nofws; q=dns; h=from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:in-reply-to:x-mimeole:importance; b=MPmOqv+cvGE5T/zPNpfsOY4nKn7cYLAeKb/+AY8ZqQhc1DmIhw4b69P9cqaKL0EdK 3JNFRdJkjOxj+e3ZIqefg== Received: from main (adsl-69-234-212-133.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net [69.234.212.133]) by pimout7-ext.prodigy.net (8.13.4 outbound domainkey aix/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j9J3G7Qi075600 for ; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:16:11 -0400 From: "Jim Grimsby" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:16:15 -0700 Message-ID: <000f01c5d45b$77b15530$230110ac@main> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 In-Reply-To: <43559A26.8020501@physics.ucdavis.edu> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal Subject: RE: Double Talk LT, but no serial port. Where do we go from here? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 03:16:24 -0000 Hi, at this point with no serial device there is not going to be any way that I know of to get that device working with this computer. Now some on this list might have another idea for this but if it was me at this point I would install speechd-up flite and speech dispatcher. The speakup how to guide provides information on how to do this as well as the users guide. This will provide speech threw the laptops sound card. At this time none of the devices work as a usb device. Hth jim grimsby msn: jim.grimsby@att.net email: jimgrims@pacbell.net skype: jim.grimsby -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Michael Hannon Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 5:58 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Double Talk LT, but no serial port. Where do we go from here? Greetings. We have a blind graduate student in our department. Several years ago we set him up with a desktop PC, to which we connected the speech synthesizer that he supplied. This was a Double Talk LT device, and it connected to the PC via a serial port. We downloaded and installed whatever was the current speakup-modified Fedora distribution at the time, and after a bit of fiddling, we got the whole thing to run satisfactorily. Time marches on. Now the student has purchased a new laptop computer: a Dell Inspiron 1200. He wants us to set up speakup on this system also. We've got Fedora Core release 3 installed on the system with kernel 2.6.10-1.766-FC3spk. Unfortunately, the new Dell has no serial port, so it isn't clear to us how to use the student's Double Talk device. We've tried connecting via a serial-to-USB converter, but when we type: modprobe speakup_ltlk we get a "no-such-device" message. I assume that the ltlk driver is looking for a true serial port, not some dumbed-down USB port. We have tested the cable and adapter, by the way. Hence, we have two questions. First, is there any chance to make the Double Talk LT device work with the new laptop? I.e., have we overlooked the obvious? Second, if we can't get the Double Talk device to work, do you have suggestions as to our next course of action? We've done a bit of web surfing and determined that, as one would expect, there are USB-based synthesizers available, although they seem a little pricey, especially for a student. Do you have suggestions for a USB-based synthesizer? How about other options? Thanks. - Mike -- Michael Hannon mailto:hannon@physics.ucdavis.edu Dept. of Physics 530.752.4966 University of California 530.752.4717 FAX Davis, CA 95616-8677 _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup