From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Received: from smtp.knology.net ([24.214.63.101])
	by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian))
	id 1D2xaM-0005kO-00
	for <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>; Sun, 20 Feb 2005 15:21:46 -0500
Received: (qmail 4990 invoked by uid 0); 20 Feb 2005 20:21:45 -0000
Received: from user-24-236-69-150.knology.net (HELO localhost) (24.236.69.150)
	by smtp1.knology.net with SMTP; 20 Feb 2005 20:21:45 -0000
Received: from kenny by localhost with local (Exim 4.44) id 1D2xbv-0001YO-UN
	for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:23:23 -0600
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:23:23 -0600
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Message-ID: <20050220202323.GA5852@blackbox>
Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
	<speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
References: <20050220201059.GA18536@prince.homelinux.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <20050220201059.GA18536@prince.homelinux.org>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i
From: Kenny Hitt <kenny@hittsjunk.net>
Subject: Re: Speakup modified Sarge & softsynth
X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
	<speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
	<speakup.braille.uwo.ca>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup>,
	<mailto:speakup-request@braille.uwo.ca?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://braille.uwo.ca/pipermail/speakup>
List-Post: <mailto:speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
List-Help: <mailto:speakup-request@braille.uwo.ca?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup>,
	<mailto:speakup-request@braille.uwo.ca?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:21:46 -0000

No,  You need a hardware synth.
Because software speech in speakup requires speech-dispatcher and
speechd-up, you need an installed system to use it.  Speech-dispatcher
is a Debian package, but you will need to build speechd-up from CVS
source.

          Kenny

On Sun, Feb 20, 2005 at 03:10:59PM -0500, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
> Is it possible to boot the Speakup modified Debian Sarge installer with softsynth
> support?  I tried to boot using
> 
> speakup speakup_synth=softsynth
> 
> but the kernel hangs right after it is uncompressed and gives no error message.
> It says it is booting the kernel, but nothing ever happens.
> 
> Thanks,
> Lorenzo
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup