From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from hapkido.dreamhost.com (hapkido.dreamhost.com [66.33.216.122]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75DFD109EB for ; Thu, 22 May 2008 00:07:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from spaceymail-a1.g.dreamhost.com (lax-green-bigip-5.dreamhost.com [208.113.200.5]) by hapkido.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A7F717C1E6 for ; Tue, 20 May 2008 09:51:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from theboss (ool-182e7c72.dyn.optonline.net [24.46.124.114]) by spaceymail-a1.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9696819C6 for ; Tue, 20 May 2008 09:51:27 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <008d01c8ba99$be780b40$cc00a8c0@theboss> From: "Nick G" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <2D2D2EA8-A697-4501-9916-1FD668608FB5@verizon.net><003001c8ba0c$c7fa4260$2518a8c0@bouncy><8C6160C9-B4E9-4B24-8D72-B33D7ED898A4@verizon.net><004901c8ba0e$79e2bbf0$2518a8c0@bouncy> Subject: Re: speakup, grml and braille blazer Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 12:48:58 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.10 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: Thu, 22 May 2008 04:07:15 -0000 Null modem isn't an RJ11 cable...It's an old term for a special kind of serial cable, used to connect two like devices together, for instance, a direct RS232 connection between two machines. One comes with the BNS interface kit. Thanks, Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cody Hurst" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 11:19 PM Subject: Re: speakup, grml and braille blazer > I'm not quite understanding the logic behind the null modem, but ok. When > I plug the rj11 end of the cable to the pc, how do I tell speakup to look > on teh modem port if linux by default is in compatible with most modems? > > On May 19, 2008, at 5:14 PM, Kerry Hoath wrote: > >> put a gender changer on the blazer to change the serial port from female >> to >> male on the blazer. >> plug a 25-pin female to 9-pin mail into the converter. >> plug the null modem from converter to pc. >> >> You could also get a 25-pin null modem cable; gender bend the blazer end >> then convert it down to 9-pin on the pc end. >> >> the cable needs to be null modem and you need things of the right gender >> as >> the port on the blazer for serial is female. >> Regards, Kerry. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Cody Hurst" >> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >> > > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:07 AM >> Subject: Re: speakup, grml and braille blazer >> >> >> Well I have a db9 null modem cable, but how would I do this >> configuration? the db9 end will not fit on the blazer and vice versa. >> More insight on this would greatly be appreciated. >> On May 19, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Kerry Hoath wrote: >> >>> the blazer requires a null modem cable to connect it to the computer >>> not a >>> straight through serial cable. >>> Regards, Kerry. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Cody Hurst" >>> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >>> >>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:03 AM >>> Subject: speakup, grml and braille blazer >>> >>> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> I just realized I could whip up an external synth with a db25 >>> serial cable, a converter and a db9 serial cable, however when I boot >>> grml I use this boot command >>> >>> grml speakup_synth=bns, ttyS0 and get no speech. On the blazer's >>> speech config menu I set it from parallel to serial. however I tried >>> starting grml with it on serial and parallel and still no speech. I >>> know this can be done but I just don't know how. I'd like to know what >>> I"m doing wrong here. Thanks for any hep. >>> >>> Cody >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >