From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mtai02.charter.net ([209.225.8.182]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HbnVb-00014L-00 for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:49:55 -0400 Received: from aa09.charter.net ([10.20.200.161]) by mtai02.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20070412004924.BMDZ1398.mtai02.charter.net@aa09.charter.net> for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:49:24 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net ([24.151.83.102]) by aa09.charter.net with ESMTP id <20070412004924.WGEU26943.aa09.charter.net@h14me.homelinux.net> for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:49:24 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l3C0nNSE019795 for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:49:23 -0400 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.10/Submit) id l3C0nNuA019794 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:49:23 -0400 Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:49:23 -0400 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: linux, windows and vmware Message-ID: <20070412004923.GA19788@gmx.net> References: <16462ab60704110702y11780ef5s57339a98de2f8183@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <16462ab60704110702y11780ef5s57339a98de2f8183@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88, clamav-milter version 0.87 on h14me.homelinux.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Chzlrs: 0 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:49:55 -0000 yYou should have no problem running linux in vmware using your hardware synth provided the machine has a physical serial port. I have both fedora and debian running in a copy of vmware on top of windows here and it works fine, you just have to go into the settings page for the virtual machine and add a serial port mapped to the physical serial port on your machine. On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 08:02:33AM -0600, l84ad8r@gmail.com wrote: > Hello all, had a quick question, and, this is the only place I could > think of to ask. > I am currently running a windows xp pro installation on my laptop, > but, also run a debian build on a side junk pc that I have. The first > thing I want to know is: Can I boot a speakup enabled linux, and use > my hardware synth through vmware? Not sure how I would have to go > about setting up the serial port issue, and, if that will not work, > what would it take to get vmware running on linux, and, from there, > running xp on the vm once I had it going? Would I be able to use > screen readers in that vm, or, would I run into any trouble? > I am really new to all this, so, all the help I can get would be wonderful. > Thanks bunches. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Manchmal stehe nachts auf und installier's mir einfach... -- H0arry @ IRC