From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mxsf30.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.230]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AqW2L-0000sJ-00 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2004 06:26:41 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (pc-24-151-10-129.newt1.ct.charter.com [24.151.10.129]) by mxsf30.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i1ABPQt3085477 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2004 06:25:26 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from alex_snow@h14me.homelinux.net) Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i1ABPQKT005158 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2004 06:25:26 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i1ABPQvE005157 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 10 Feb 2004 06:25:26 -0500 Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 06:25:26 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20040210112526.GC5126@gmx.net> References: <20040210045045.GA4139@cm.nu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040210045045.GA4139@cm.nu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: [announce] Debian Sarge SpeakUp iso X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 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: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 11:26:41 -0000 cool. I'll have to download this. On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 08:50:45PM -0800, Shane Wegner wrote: > Hi, > > I have created a Debian Sarge (testing) netinst iso which > is Speakup enabled. I have tested it myself and > successfully installed Debian Sarge using this method. > > The iso and md5 checksum is available here > http://people.debian.org/~shane/netinst-speakup/ > > A few things of note if you are interested in testing this. > First, this is by default a regular Debian netinst install > CD, in order to enable speakup, you need to type something > similar to the following at the boot prompt > speakup speakup_synth=txprt > > Replace speakup_synth with the speakup synthesizer code of > your synth. Users with an Accent SA need not use a > speakup_synth parameter as it is the default. In this > case, simply typing speakup is sufficient. > > One gotcha I have found so far is by default, the kernel > installed on the target system in the base system > installation is not SpeakUp enabled. So, though the > installation itself will talk, once the system is rebooted > and Linux boots, there is no sspeech. Further, d-i doesn't > prompt you to choose a kernel by default. To get around > this, use the following at the initial boot prompt > speakup DEBCONF_PRIORITY=medium speakup_synth=xxxxxx > Near the end of the installing, you will be prompted for > the kernel to install, uparrow to the one with speakup in > its name as opposed to 386 and you should have a talking > system out of the box. > > I am interested in any bugreports related to the speakup > integration aspect of this CD especially with systems on > which I haven't tested it such as laptops. > > Shane > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.