Question about using speakup and Dectalk PC2.

Question about using speakup and Dectalk PC2.

[Jeremy R Schmidt]

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Hello everyone.
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Hi Everyone, I was wondering.
There is a driver for the Dectalk PC2 on
http://leb.net/blinux.
If I install this driver, would it be hard to write a driver for speakup, I realize that speakup wouldn't talk during instalation, but it would be a step
closer.
I was wondering also, is anyone looking to sell a dectalk express? If so, how much would you want for it?
Would you be interested in taking a Keynote Gold ISA synth in trade?
Thanks,
Jeremy Hi Everyone, I was wondering.
There is a driver for the Dectalk PC2 on
http://leb.net/blinux.
If I install this driver, would it be hard to write a driver for speakup, I realize that speakup wouldn't talk during instalation, but it would be a step
closer.
I was wondering also, is anyone looking to sell a dectalk express? If so, how much would you want for it?
Would you be interested in taking a Keynote Gold ISA synth in trade?
Thanks,
Jeremy 

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Re: Question about using speakup and Dectalk PC2.

[Adam Myrow]

The driver on the Blinux archive won't compile under a 2.4 kernel, at
least for me.  It worked OK under a 2.2 kernel.  Unmodified, it wouldn't
help Speakup as it directly addresses serial ports at startup and expects
a synthesizer.  Also, the Dectalk PC requires files to be copied to its
own memory, and these files are only available from the disk that comes
with it or possibly somewhere on the Internet.  For these reasons, I
wouldn't hold my breath on getting Speakup to work with it.

Kirk does, however plan to eventually get Speakup so that it supports
modules which load later in the boot process.  This may allow the Dectalk
driver to work with Speakup in the future provided it can be made to
compile under newer kernels.