From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 4B6921EF69C; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:09:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail0200.smtp25.com (mail0200.smtp25.com [174.37.170.200]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A8DFE1EF516 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:08:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ccs.covici.com (d-out-001.smtp25.com [67.228.158.174]) by s-out-001.smtp25.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id s5QK8me8032279 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:08:49 -0400 Received: from ccs.covici.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ccs.covici.com (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s5QK8lcS012529 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:08:47 -0400 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: slackware on a very fast machine In-reply-to: References: <53AC736D.3050405@math.wisc.edu> Comments: In-reply-to "Rob Hudson" message dated "Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:02:41 -0500." X-Mailer: MH-E 8.2; nmh 1.3; GNU Emacs 23.4.1 Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:08:47 -0400 Message-ID: <12528.1403813327@ccs.covici.com> From: covici@ccs.covici.com X-SpamH-OriginatingIP: 70.109.53.110 X-SpamH-Filter: s-out-001.smtp25.com-s5QK8me8032279 X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.16 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, 26 Jun 2014 20:09:00 -0000 Its not a kernel bug, its a problem with speakup specifically that makes serial ports not work unless you patch the speakup code and the patch is not a fix, just a workaround. Rob Hudson wrote: > I don't understand why the kernel has serial bugs. Many many many > companies still use serial consoles, and in fact, as faras I know, it > is still the most common way of interacting directly with rack-mounted > computers and some high end routers. What's the deal? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John G. Heim" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 2:24 PM > Subject: Re: slackware on a very fast machine > > > > The syntax is "modprobe speakup_ltlk". > > > > But it isn't going to help unless slackware hacked the kernel clode > > to fix the serial port bug. If they used the speakup code as it is > > in the kernel, your litetalk won't work. > > I started trying to make a fork of grml with a patched kernel but > > never had the time to really get into it. Instead I've been using an > > FAI disk. FAI is actually an installer system. FAI stands for fully > > automated install. But they make it real easy to create a live CD. > > On 06/26/14 14:12, Jude DaShiell wrote: > >> I can't determine when the 10 seconds starts or ends with > >> slackware-Current on this machine since the machine appears to be running > >> too fast to get any usable audible indicators from it any longer. > >> What is > >> the correct syntax to modprobe speakup and have speakup come up on a > >> litetalk synthesizer on ttyS0? I might be able to get slackware to run > >> the speakup.s kernel and if I can do that, I ought to be able to key the > >> modprobe line in once I get in as root. > >> > >> > >> > >> jude > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup@linux-speakup.org > >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >> > > > > -- > > --- > > John G. Heim, 608-263-4189, jheim@math.wisc.edu > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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