From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.122]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id C23431EF516 for ; Wed, 15 May 2013 14:38:10 -0400 (EDT) X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=UY7TuduN c=1 sm=0 a=8j+zVKNyIg3YLw+tG+jOaw==:17 a=x9LjMDoxXtcA:10 a=05ChyHeVI94A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=C_xRuffIlYkA:10 a=qPKtzgQbAAAA:8 a=uJ_w1ttZAAAA:8 a=2WyT8Yf-AAAA:8 a=nbNGo7NYvmGOm9Yat5kA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=Yc9e_zV5iXQA:10 a=tsWH2L7UZm4A:10 a=n800fY0T7JSkIrQN:21 a=dYBm_K39s0cHdc4O:21 a=8j+zVKNyIg3YLw+tG+jOaw==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Authenticated-User: X-Originating-IP: 65.31.215.124 Received: from [65.31.215.124] ([65.31.215.124:2842] helo=mdlynn) by hrndva-oedge01.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id 0C/48-06694-E06D3915; Wed, 15 May 2013 18:38:06 +0000 From: "Mitchell D. Lynn" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" References: <8F6D9D72964E4D2E90262B7DB242EE9D@mdlynn> <5191FF80.1030802@baechler.net> <51933C1C.9070201@baechler.net> <72708A629D1C40508DEB3147F83238DA@mdlynn> <51939D80.3050903@baechler.net> <18019.1368635999@ccs.covici.com> Subject: RE: Slack 13.37 and 14.0 Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 13:43:30 -0500 Message-ID: <00CE93B930F145C99EDFFDA2407E2ACC@mdlynn> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-Vipre-Scanned: 01C354B500456C01C35602-TDI X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 In-Reply-To: <18019.1368635999@ccs.covici.com> Thread-Index: Ac5Riu8nyCxseAkVSM+/9xFaCuSizAAEIPIg X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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: Wed, 15 May 2013 18:38:12 -0000 I don't know about "most mainboards," but none of those I have looked at in the flesh over the past 12-months or so have had any serial connections at all. -----Original Message----- From: Speakup [mailto:speakup-bounces@linux-speakup.org] On Behalf Of covici@ccs.covici.com Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:40 AM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: Slack 13.37 and 14.0 Most motherboards have the serial headers, just not brought out to the back. Tony Baechler wrote: > No, you're still not understanding. Debian Wheezy has the 3.2 kernel, > so no serial support. That's why I suggested installing Squeeze and > upgrading to Wheezy. That way you can run the 2.6.32 kernel with > newer packages and still have serial support. No, you won't get most > boot messages with software speech because it takes a while for sound > drivers to load. I have both kernels installed here so I can get > hardware speech if my system becomes unbootable. I had no problem > finding a motherboard with a serial port last August. You have to > look for server motherboards, but they're not that hard to find. > > On 5/15/2013 7:15 AM, Mitchell D. Lynn wrote: > > Thanks for the info on the 3.2 kernels. That, then, is the issue. > > > > RE Debian: Looks like there has been a new release since I last > > looked. Grabbed the Wheezy release and installed on a test system > > last night. Software synth works fine on that machine. No serial > > port on this system to test with DEC. I will see how it does on the > > main server later this week when I can have it down for an extended > > period. I can live with a software synth as long as I can get boot > > messages, and serial ports are getting harder to find on modern mainboards. > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici@ccs.covici.com _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@linux-speakup.org http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup