From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sccrmhc03.attbi.com ([204.127.202.63]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17Jx3N-0004sf-00 for ; Mon, 17 Jun 2002 10:00:21 -0400 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.39.2]) by sccrmhc03.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020617135948.PCBV20219.sccrmhc03.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Mon, 17 Jun 2002 13:59:48 +0000 Message-ID: <004b01c21606$ec411be0$01273e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: Subject: Re: speakup question Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 09:57:29 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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: 2.0.9 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: Hi. This is true. I just odn't have my box here right now so I can look = at the sourcecode. However, what I was looking for was exactly how = Speakup initializes itself during the boot process. For example, how is = Speakup able to start first in the boot sequence? Are the routines for = rs232 communication for external synths defined in speakup.h?=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: 'Georgina' To: Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 6:19 AM Subject: Re: speakup question=20 > Hi >=20 > I don't understand, you can view the source and for those synthesisers > that are not supported, perhaps you could get the specs and write > drivers yourself. >=20 > Have you tried to ask Kirk specific questions? >=20 > Gena >=20 >=20 >=20 > Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org >=20 > >Hi John. This is all correct, however as far as I know the = synthesizer =3D > >driver is what's up before anything else. It would be nice to have = =3D > >documentation on exactly what Speakup does at boot time i.e., =3D > >synthesizer driver initialization, etc. This would help me a lot in = my =3D > >development, however such docs don't seem to be available. Looks like = =3D > >I'll have to dig up everything by hand.=3D20 > >----- Original Message -----=3D20 > >From: John covici > >To: > >Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 9:10 PM > >Subject: speakup question > > > > > >> The problem is that speakup needs to be alive before modules, = before > >> a file system and before much of anything except the console is > >> around. > >>=3D20 > >> I understand Kirk is working on a scheme to allow modules, but if = its > >> a Dectalk pc, it won't talk at boot, but will have to wait till a > >> file is downloaded into it (at least that is my understanding, I > >> don't have one of those). > >>=3D20 > >> on Sunday 06/16/2002 Igor Gueths(igueths@attbi.com) wrote > >> > Hi all. Does anyone know why Speakup doesn't use the standard = =3D > >conventions when designing kernel modules? In other words, why are = the =3D > >drivers not modularized? Because my plan at least for the dectalk = driver =3D > >was to write the standard module code, and then dump the rest of the = =3D > >driver-specific code into the new re-written version. I am doing this = =3D > >for two reasons. 1. I want to keep the changes as error free as =3D > >possible. 2. I don't want to have problems after writing new code. = And I =3D > >think most of the driver is fine the way it is. I have other reasons = for =3D > >modularizing the driver, including a project I am currently working = on =3D > >that requires this.=3D20 > >> >=3D20 > >> >=3D20 > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Speakup mailing list > >> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >>=3D20 > >> --=3D20 > >> John Covici > >> covici@ccs.covici.com > >>=3D20 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >>=3D20 > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup