From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from gscamnlh01.wr.usgs.gov ([130.118.4.115]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CP2kl-0003Xh-00 for ; Tue, 02 Nov 2004 12:47:31 -0500 Received: from PUNK ([130.118.172.119]) by gscamnlh01.wr.usgs.gov (Lotus Domino Release 5.0.12HF677) with SMTP id 2004110209464735:71018 ; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 09:46:47 -0800 Message-ID: <001901c4c103$f2784f10$77ac7682@azwaterDOM.wr.usgs.gov> From: "Sean McMahon" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20041102062527.GB1303@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 10:46:45 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on gscamnlh01/SERVER/USGS/DOI(Release 5.0.12HF677 | March 16, 2004) at 11/02/2004 09:46:47 AM, Serialize by Router on gscamnlh01/SERVER/USGS/DOI(Release 5.0.12HF677 | March 16, 2004) at 11/02/2004 09:47:31 AM, Serialize complete at 11/02/2004 09:47:31 AM Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: Re: Possibly Related to Keypad Issue X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Sean McMahon , "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: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 17:47:37 -0000 How do you check for interupt conflicts or colusions on the serial line as you put it? Is that info something that shows up in dmesg? Sean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Holmes" To: Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 11:25 PM Subject: Re: Possibly Related to Keypad Issue > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > This reminds me of a problem I had some while back when I had some > interrupt conflicts on my '486 with IDE controlers. Be sure you > aren't getting any messages that say something like, "Loss of > interrupt streaming" or something to that effect. I also ran into > some extreme sluggishnes recently when I started getting some strange > communication errors with my hard drive but then that mess was > accompanied with a bunch of I/O errors and having to re-tune my file > system amazingly, I didn't lose a single file during that crisis. > Since then, I haven't had any more problems. But I digressed; it > sounds like some kind of hardware issue to me. When you press a key, > you cause speakup to send a "shut up" command to the synth. I don't > remember what kind of synth you're using but if it is serial by > chance, there could be some possible collision on the serial line. Be > sure and verify your communications parameters on your synth; I > believe Speakup uses hardware handshaking in all synths except for the > old Dectalk. > > HTH. > > On Sat, Oct 30, 2004 at 12:45:43AM -0700, Zachary wrote: > > Hi, > > I have been a bit more successful in attempting to use the unresponsive > > keypad. Not much, not enough to work, but a bit. > > I have noticed the following message, which I suspect may have something to > > do with the problem, being sent to my Dectalk Express on /dev/ser0: > > Timeout Flush > > Possibly this is related to the distribution itself, not the problem. I > > don't know, at this point I just want something that works. > > Basically what happens is that when I boot up an installation cd, the > > program speaks fine. Reads all kernel messages, etc. > > However, I press a key, any key, and things fall apart. The keypad and > > entire keyboard becomes sluggish, unusably so. I cannot do anything and > > expect a response. The speakup program seems to be extremely slow. It > > acknowledges every action, eventually. But it takes it's time about it. > > Any help is greatly appreciated, > > Zack > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > - -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFBhyhXWSjv55S0LfERAhpWAJ9K0T5lTGtW0cGmd7/fGlAp+olnawCdGOH5 > ETnTpkcKaRkoUma8Asr8Rw0= > =R/vC > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup