From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rhombus.bright.net ([205.212.123.75]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16KYvb-0003MK-00 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2001 00:54:35 -0500 Received: from tward (woos-max1-cs-42.dial.bright.net [209.143.18.61]) by rhombus.bright.net (8.12.1/8.12.1) with SMTP id fBU5sbH9007315 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2001 00:54:38 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001e01c190f6$6c574de0$0100a8c0@tward> From: "Thomas Ward" To: References: <004801c190c5$8dd220c0$0100a8c0@tward> <007101c190f2$52fecc00$d5fafea9@reinhard3> Subject: Re: speakup 1.0 and slackware 8.0 Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 00:54:18 -0500 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 5.00.2615.200 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: If you are formatting that partition as Linux native use the color.gz. The Msdos.gz one is if you want to use a msdos file system. ----- Original Message ----- From: Reinhard Stebner To: Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 12:19 AM Subject: Re: speakup 1.0 and slackware 8.0 > even though I am planning on formatting that partition? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" > To: > Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 6:04 PM > Subject: Re: speakup 1.0 and slackware 8.0 > > > > However, if he plans to install to the fat 32 msdos file system he will > need > > the msdos diskette. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Keith Creasy > > To: > > Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 3:44 PM > > Subject: Re: speakup 1.0 and slackware 8.0 > > > > > > > I found slackware 8.0 and the talking installation disk images by going > to > > > www.slackware.com/getslack and choosing one of the FTP mirrors. I think > it > > > was sunsite. > > > > > > there was a text file in the slackware 8.0 directory that described how > to > > > download and install slackware 8.0 with speakup. Basically I downloaded > > > the slackware 8.0 ISO, the slackware.i boot image, and the color.gz root > > > diske image. > > > > > > One thing I overlooked the first time I tried it was that you have to > > > enter a command to get speakup to find your synthesizer awhen you boot > > > with the diskette. When the diskette stops I had to enter "ramdisk > > > speakup_synth=dtlk". this enabled it to talk through my doubletalk card. > > > The rest of the installation was pretty much the normal series of steps. > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > Keith > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Reinhard Stebner wrote: > > > > > > > > Slackware 8 does come with talking boot disks and kernel. > > > > > > > > The only thing I found on the speakup web site was slackware 7.1 with > > > > speaking boot disks. Am I missing something? > > > > > > > > Thank you so much for your help it means a lot to me. Here are some > > more > > > > newbee questions. Could someone please explain how the man page > works? > > (by > > > > taking a man page and saying what all of the [] {} and <> mean in > > context? > > > > > > > > How dows one read one screen at a time instead of one line at a time? > > > > > > > > Is there a way to copy that page and save it and then braille out than > > man > > > > page? > > > > > > > > Is there any way to have a braille device working with speakup? > > > > > > > > Where can I find more docs on the proper feeding and care of my new > os? > > > > > > > > What about speakup (see last quesion). > > > > > > > > How hard is it to find documentation on programming un unix/linux? > > > > Is it quite differant from programming under dos? > > > > > > > > Final quesion, what are some do and don'ts when comming to: > > > > > > > > 1) installing and setting up the os > > > > 2) running the os > > > > 3) upgrading > > > > 4) speakups limitations when comming to the operating this os? > > > > > > > > Thank you once again for your willingness to help me out. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >