From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu ([144.92.166.194]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1ITKLq-0007KX-00 for ; Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:37:06 -0400 Received: from ulam.math.wisc.edu (ulam.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.245]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A33C743D4 for ; Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:36:36 -0500 (CDT) Received: from vv507j (vv507j.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.75]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ulam.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 648142BDA7 for ; Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:36:36 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <031901c7f0a4$52ad9980$4ba65c90@vv507j> From: "John Heim" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Live CDs (was: speakup doesn't patch into 2.6.22.6) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:38:15 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original 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 V6.00.2900.3138 X-UWMath-MailScanner: amavisd-new at math.wisc.edu X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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, 06 Sep 2007 16:37:07 -0000 I don't even know what lfs is. I made my bootable CD by installing debian on a 790 Mb partition and then running bootcdwrite. So I guess I'm dealing with sound the same way debian does it. I've tried my live CD on 4 machines and got speech on 3 of them. All 4 machines had integrated sound cards. From: "Georgina Joyce" Subject: RE: speakup doesn't patch into 2.6.22.6 > Hi > > Is John's disk an lfs disk? As you know, Kirk, I've completed my lfs > livecd and it works very well. However, the lfs livecd development team > have pointed out that setting up every sound card on boot is very > difficult. They wrote: > > No. This would also fail on my "Intel HD Audio" onboard sound chip. > There is no "Master", "PCM" is a software-olny volume control that > doesn't even exist until at least one application attempts to play > sound, and the thing you really need to unmute ("Front") is not > accessible via aumix. > > So John, I wondered how you dealt with the sound card settings? > > Kirk, I don't understand your question about lfs? The lfs livecd enables > the fixing of systems. It can contain the sources of every package that > built that disk as well as the lfs book with step by step instructions on > how to build your own lfs system. Linux From Scratch is exactly what it > says on the tin, from scratch. Lfs by default does not use a package > manager. > > Kirk I guess you have lost my address as I haven't received a reply to my > request concerning my lfs livecd. > > Gena-j@bulldoghome.com > > Thanks > Gena > > Amateur Call: M 0 E B P > > VOIP / IM: gena1959uk > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Kirk Reiser > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 12:17 AM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: speakup doesn't patch into 2.6.22.6 > > > Great idea John. If you get it to the point where it can install some > distribution like debian or something that would be another > installation solution. I don't know anything about Linux from Scratch > but could that work into an easily installed distribution? > > Kirk > > -- > > Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility > e-mail: kirk@braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario > phone: (519) 661-3061 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > __________ NOD32 2508 (20070906) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >