From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from QMTA08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.80]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CE9110B31 for ; Mon, 19 May 2008 21:56:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from OMTA02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.19]) by QMTA08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Tc651Z0030QkzPwA806900; Tue, 20 May 2008 01:56:39 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.100] ([68.57.215.48]) by OMTA02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Tdwd1Z00B13DaEU8N00000; Tue, 20 May 2008 01:56:38 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=rITDv7nW5hcA:10 a=3EAWN9ttAAAA:8 a=QGK-ctcuAAAA:8 a=b3gZhkZ2AAAA:8 a=kULzPelAgCmNKC9ca0oA:9 a=RdwCc9lPyFMlNZlPdXwA:7 a=_0OZjkN3Gzgrwc98U3Z-ORoUl6YA:4 a=ILCZio5HsAgA:10 a=6bqG61NMjcsA:10 Subject: Re: speakup, grml and braille blazer From: Garrett Klein To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca In-Reply-To: References: <2D2D2EA8-A697-4501-9916-1FD668608FB5@verizon.net> <003001c8ba0c$c7fa4260$2518a8c0@bouncy> <8C6160C9-B4E9-4B24-8D72-B33D7ED898A4@verizon.net> <004901c8ba0e$79e2bbf0$2518a8c0@bouncy> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 21:56:25 -0400 Message-Id: <1211248586.11764.0.camel@garrettk17.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.1.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.10 Precedence: list Reply-To: garrettklein@comcast.net, "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: Tue, 20 May 2008 01:56:40 -0000 Cody, you don't want a null-modem with an rj11 connector on it, it should have a female connector on one end and a male on the other. Garrett On Mon, 2008-05-19 at 20:19 -0700, Cody Hurst wrote: > 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 -- Visit Garrett and Whitney's blog at http://garrettk17.dyndns.org And for decent, civilized, and sometimes technical IRC chatting, check out www.the-bofh.com and irc.the-bofh.com