From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from out012pub.verizon.net ([206.46.170.137] helo=out012.verizon.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18uLrZ-0001UN-00 for ; Sat, 15 Mar 2003 19:18:53 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain ([68.162.214.2]) by out012.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030316001819.IWD6353.out012.verizon.net@localhost.localdomain> for ; Sat, 15 Mar 2003 18:18:19 -0600 Received: (from dave@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h2G0LZI04204; Sat, 15 Mar 2003 19:21:35 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: dave set sender to dave.hunt2@verizon.net using -f From: Dave Hunt MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15987.50063.541307.288920@localhost.localdomain> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 19:21:35 -0500 (EST) To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: automatic startup In-Reply-To: <048e01c2eb50$151405e0$1e00a8c0@atlantis> References: <048e01c2eb50$151405e0$1e00a8c0@atlantis> X-Mailer: VM 6.72 under Emacs 20.7.1 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: dave.hunt2@verizon.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: You can either boot a speakup-enhanced kernel image from a floppy, or from your boot loader. I use the boot loader called lilo. an example entry from my "/etc/lilo.conf" is below, for your entertainment :). Note that, in order for this to work, you have to have compiled such a kernel image, according to the instructions on the speakup web site, and those found in the kernel source "README" file. Good Luck, -Dave ### Sample "lilo.conf" entry for ### booting a speakup-enhanced kernel image for the ### doubletalk lt synthesizer. ### This image boots when an "l" ### is typed at system startup... image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-13custom label=litetalk alias = l read-only root=/dev/hda2 append = "speakup_synth=ltlk"