From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-qy0-f190.google.com (mail-qy0-f190.google.com [209.85.221.190]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 653FD10BE6 for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:06:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by qyk28 with SMTP id 28so63762qyk.21 for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:06:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:from:to :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer :mime-version:subject:date:references; bh=LNWgde7gLB/m9irDXgjFZHH6yIaw5HbXZ/omJRcn9N0=; b=QsXMbiAgYOjpSHJbkmUrdsB292l55pZeUq8G0jWlcj7cNJxscZRgbZVf7xYg55Nu+L 5bwJKpl1RYO2VZeR3wG2NMi5jBsEJxAipunGn1qX9g1VACKgm5rQb7d6XqdnIHNDt8Q6 MZW5I1JReonGlgF/GnSf7lJd6CQTN15W3m3BI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer:mime-version:subject:date :references; b=o8neRrYHGUgiXtRqw6wkOYfGXVyf0YwHzieyj624mHWiDKBPfs1I4GVeWPG5yBulcE 0kcZgIAcY4s1eiPSZ6tWTOs0t1h5iovLZwdDDodG305loXUPNWTOB0/IfPPlbcHROufR zWVKrHdKyL5/NCTUbbVfXmcqZrVXptq9sK+hQ= Received: by 10.224.56.145 with SMTP id y17mr156070qag.317.1250089576416; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:06:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?10.209.133.69? (mobile-166-137-134-060.mycingular.net [166.137.134.60]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 5sm5685829qwh.11.2009.08.12.08.06.12 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:06:15 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <07DCC077-10DA-4264-B347-7EC69BB99CC4@gmail.com> From: james collins To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <87my65cci3.fsf@onlinehome.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (7A341) Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 7A341) Subject: Re: Testing a synthesizer Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:06:03 -0400 References: <3D8F4923-3BA6-4B43-B40E-3B7DD4205F35@gmail.com> <874osdduau.fsf@onlinehome.de> <87r5vhcdvb.fsf@onlinehome.de> <87my65cci3.fsf@onlinehome.de> X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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, 12 Aug 2009 15:06:17 -0000 I don't know if I am logged as a root user for some reason I don't think I am tried to log in by just typing sudo but all I got back was usage for the sudo command. How would log in as root to run the command you gave me? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Hermann wrote: > On 12.08.2009 at 16:37:18 james collins > wrote: > >> Just tried it with TTY got the following >> >> -bash: /dev/ttyUSB0: Permission denied >> > Are you not logged in as root, or is this impossible on a Mac? > >> Can I type sudo before I give this command, and then when my computer >> asks for my password give it and then for like 5 minutes I would have >> permission to run this command? >> > Should work at least on a real Unix/Linux; but, again, I don't know > anything about Macs. > And there's one more thing you can do: > Try whether the following command exists: > lsusb > of course with your usb2serial cable connected. > Is it listed? Do you know the exact type of cable? > Can you get sighted assistance for a while, to look in Mac's device > manager whether this cable has been detected at all? > Provided there's such a thing like a device manager on this machine. > Hermann > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup