From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-084.wdc2.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.84] helo=concerto.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CHQki-00040G-00 for ; Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:48:01 -0400 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i9CHleCG023231 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:47:40 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i9CHlenC023230 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:47:40 -0400 Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:47:40 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20041012174739.GK10616@rednote.net> References: <007201c4aeb8$fcd74b80$6f667c44@domainnotset.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <007201c4aeb8$fcd74b80$6f667c44@domainnotset.invalid> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: Linux concerto.rednote.net 2.6.8-1.541.rootsmp Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html Subject: Re: speakup install software speech X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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, 12 Oct 2004 17:48:08 -0000 You cannot install using software speech for the installation. If you want speech during the install, you'll need to use a hardware speech synthesizer which is supported. Once your system is installed, you can certainly configure software speech. You can even switch back and forth between software and hardware speech. You just can't install with software speech. Your other question ... Yes, 3 Gb is a lot of data. There are two philosophies that you can choose between: 1.) Install the bare minimum to get a system working. Anything else that you may want would have to be dealt with later. Distributions of this persuasion include Debian and Slackware. 2.) Install everything (or at least everything for a particular kind of system, e.g. server, graphical workstation, etc.) up front. This is the Fedora approach. Jason Custer writes: > Hello, > I would like to install linux on my laptop. I would like to use speakup and > gnopernicus. > I must use software speech because I don't want to drag a hardware synth > around everywhere. > How can this be accomplished? Do I install via telnet? > is there a boot cdrom with software speech that can get me started? > I was thinking about installing fidora, but it seems extreamly large (2 to 5 > gb). Is that the case or is it just me? > I know this is a lot to answer over email, so links to tutorials or > documentation would be just as useful. > This seems like a common problem, and if one doesn't already exist, I will > write a howto when I figure out what I am doing. > Thanks in advance. > Jason > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040