From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from linserver.romuald.net.eu.org ([63.228.150.209]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EyJGV-0007ad-00 for ; Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:34:35 -0500 Received: (qmail 3393 invoked by uid 1000); 15 Jan 2006 18:34:05 -0700 Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 18:34:05 -0700 From: Gregory Nowak To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: help with install of debian and speakup!? Message-ID: <20060116013405.GA3263@localhost.localdomain> References: <20060116002455.GA13792@hhs48.com> <000b01c61a34$51c40420$6501a8c0@grandmasfury> <20060116004114.GA14059@hhs48.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060116004114.GA14059@hhs48.com> X-PGP-Key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 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: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 01:34:36 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Actually, I'd recommend using the speakup26 target instead of the speakup target, so you'll start off with a 2.6 kernel. Greg On Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 07:41:14PM -0500, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > The linux utilities are called "fromdos" and "todos" but they are in a > package called sysutils which you have to get with apt-get also. > > You know what I would do if I were you? I would start over again with a > fresh install of Debian making sure I could get speech right out of the > Debian box from the get-go. > > What CD did you use? Is it the speakup modified net-install disk > everyone else uses? What hardware synth do you have to put on your > Debian box? > > You can install Debian using speech and without sighted assistance, by > starting like this once your installation disk reaches the boot prompt: > > speakup speakup_synth=ltlk > > where ltlk stands for the litetalk, or some other abbreviation if that > is what you have. Then carefully follow the instructions, and be sure to > pick "network install" instead of "install from CD" when the question > arises. > > It's no big deal to start over. Look at what you've already learned > doing what you have done. Next time will be a snap. > > -- > The Moon is Waning Gibbous (98% of Full) > But you can still get downloads from http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) - -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDyvgN7s9z/XlyUyARAj/IAKDBAUlyA7MwdUX/7EfFCdK6L5Lu2QCcDBE1 ak9BFDL0apSpiIlG6vLquDQ= =b4jg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----