grml

grml

[Ned Granic]

Hi all,

I checked and downloaded the grml from their site, but their documentation seems to be very unorganized and scattered all over the place.
SO my q is how to boot the cd with a software synth if there is one, and how to switch to a desktop that is supported by a software screen reader?
Or, at least, please point me to a good documentation place where all of these things are explained.

Many thanks!

                    Ned

Re: grml

[Albert E. Sten-Clanton]

Ned, I think some of what you want is in a message to this list on 24 February.  I'll insert the relevant part of it.  It helped me, once my speakers were connected correctly.

On the grml.org site, there's a wiki link, and from that an accessibility link.  I've generally found GRML documentation to be decent, although there sometimes seem to be gaps in it--gaps, at least, for somebody with my level of knowledge.

Hope this helps.

Al

Here's the message excerpt:

> Now, the question about the software speech.  GRML comes with eflite
> and flite.  It works with speakup, and here's how you do it.
>
> You might need some sighted assistance, the first time, but I don't
> think you will if you can hear the drive spin.
>
> first step: put the disk in and start the machine.  The drive will
> spin for a short time, then stop.
> Second step: When the drive finishes its first short spin, you need to
> enterthis:
> grml swspeak
> You need to be sure that you spell it right, or you will end up having
> to reboot in order to try over.
> third step: Listen for the sound to come up.  It will not be loud,
> because GRML only brings up the mixer setting for the alsa pcm device
> to 75%.  You will year the words:
> finished activating software speakup, just run swspeak when booting
> finished
> You will know that you are successfully into the speech interface when
> this happens.  fourth step: When the boot sequence is almost finished,
> you will hear the words:
>
> finished booting
>
> Now, enter swspeak and wait a while to see if you can hear the system
> come up talking.  You will need to do this:
> fifth step: enter this:
>
> aumix -w 100
>
> This will bring the sound all the way up.
>
> Now, if all went well, you should be ready to do something with it.
>



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ned Granic" <ngranic@cox.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 1:50 PM
Subject: grml


> Hi all,
> 
> I checked and downloaded the grml from their site, but their documentation seems to be very unorganized and scattered all over the place.
> SO my q is how to boot the cd with a software synth if there is one, and how to switch to a desktop that is supported by a software screen reader?
> Or, at least, please point me to a good documentation place where all of these things are explained.
> 
> Many thanks!
> 
>                     Ned
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Re: grml

[Doug Smith]

Ok  the simple way to boot GRML into software speech is to do this: 

When you start the cd, just enter 

grml swspeak 

after the drive finishes its first short spin.  This will set GRML up
to go into the swspeak mode.  When you hear the message: 

booting finished

just enter swspeak

and you will be in the root account.  You will need to bring your
sound all the way up to 100% by doing this: 

aumix -w 100

Now, you are in the text mode or command line shell and you are ready
to work.  You need to become the non-priviliged user to loomk around.
Just do this: 

su grml

You are the non-priviliged or grml user.  

As far as a graphical desktop, I don't use opne.  I cannot tell you
which ones will work with software speech.  However, I hope that
ghetting you into the speech will help you.  



Hope this helps. 




-- 
Doug Smith: C.S.F.C.
Computer Scientist For CHRIST

aumix -w (was: grml)

[John Heim]

From: "Doug Smith" <bdsmith@buncombe.main.nc.us>
>You will need to bring your
> sound all the way up to 100% by doing this:
>
> aumix -w 100
>
This is something I've been meaning to ask about for some time.  What's up 
with the -w and -W options to aumix?
 Or maybe I should ask what is pcm and pcm 2? I have one machine where I got 
no sound until i said 'aumix -w 100' and another where I had to use the 
capital W. The -v flag didn't do anything until I set the -w flag.
What the heck is pcm and why can't I just ignore it? :-)

Re: aumix -w

[Doug Sutherland]

pcm means pulse code modulation.
In terms of aumix think of it as the DAC audio output.
That is, the digital to analog converter output of sound card.
pcm and pcm2 are two outputs, not present on all cards,
most will just have one. The -w is DAC output level for the
first DAC (pcm) while -W is same for the second DAC (pcm2).
You can't ignore pcm because it's the DAC output level.
The master level (volume) is downline from the pcm levels.

John Heim wrote:

This is something I've been meaning to ask about for some time.  What's up 
with the -w and -W options to aumix?
 Or maybe I should ask what is pcm and pcm 2? I have one machine where I got 
no sound until i said 'aumix -w 100' and another where I had to use the 
capital W. The -v flag didn't do anything until I set the -w flag.
What the heck is pcm and why can't I just ignore it? :-)