From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.doorpi.net ([209.94.175.5] helo=mail.algoma.doorpi.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HcCFD-0004gv-00 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:14:39 -0400 Received: from brent827e59cc1 (unverified [70.92.74.34]) by doorpi.net (SurgeMail 3.6f5) with ESMTP id 74210233 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:15:06 -0500 Message-ID: <002101c77d79$deb1af50$224a5c46@brent827e59cc1> From: "Brent Harding" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20070413025147.2857.56278@rif.myfreedombox.com> Subject: Re: Thinkpad Saga Continues Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:14:37 -0500 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 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com r=-2083737571 X-Authenticated-User: bharding@doorpi.net 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, 13 Apr 2007 03:14:40 -0000 The strangest thing I found when installing Ubuntu Edgy Eft from the live CD with sighted assistance on my old machine was that even though I used the screen reader option, Orca wouldn't speak at all before the installation, but it came right up after I logged in after the reboot. It doesn't seem to be running too bad for 256 mb of ram on a 1 gig processor. I haven't done a lot with it yet though because of a bad spare keyboard that has letter keys that stick together. I think I will replace it with a KVM switch because I also got my wireless keyboard that is fairly new broken trying to reset it, because I must've poked the recessed button wrong. I think now that it's installed things will work fairly well once I replace Festival with Dec Talk or something. ----- Original Message ----- From: "tony seth" To: Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 9:51 PM Subject: Re: Thinkpad Saga Continues > Hi all: Since we're on the subject of thinkpads, I've got a bit of a > poser too. First, I've tried a few different distros on this critter, > and here's the thing... > I can get grml to boot, but, it doesn't pick up the doubletalk when I > specify it to the grml prompt, however, when I am finished booting, and > echo it to /proc/speakup/synth_name, it comes right up. > So, I thought I'd try it with slackware, and no dice, even after the > boot process completes, I know it completes because I can run the eject > command and it releases the cd from the drive. Is this a bios problem, > or is there someplace else I should be looking? By the way, I did get > the 6.1 ubuntu to work too, but I like my text console better just > now... any help would be most welcome, as I'm running xp right now, I > kinda' liked it when I found out that xp won't even see a linux > partition so now I know that when I reinstall it on this beast I can do > a duel-boot on it and use it to test the linux version of Audio Quake > and still play my winders-based games too... > Thanks much! > > -- > Email services by FreedomBox. Surf the Net at the sound of your voice. > www.freedombox.info > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >