From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rif.myfreedombox.com ([64.34.161.106]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HcBQH-00043M-00 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:22:01 -0400 Received: (qmail 2860 invoked from network); 13 Apr 2007 02:51:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO rif.myfreedombox.com) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 13 Apr 2007 02:51:47 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" From: tony seth To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Thinkpad Saga Continues Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:51:47 -0400 Message-ID: <20070413025147.2857.56278@rif.myfreedombox.com> 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: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:22:01 -0000 Hi all: Since we're on the subject of thinkpads, I've got a bit of a poser too. First, I've tried a few different distros on this critter, and here's the thing... I can get grml to boot, but, it doesn't pick up the doubletalk when I specify it to the grml prompt, however, when I am finished booting, and echo it to /proc/speakup/synth_name, it comes right up. So, I thought I'd try it with slackware, and no dice, even after the boot process completes, I know it completes because I can run the eject command and it releases the cd from the drive. Is this a bios problem, or is there someplace else I should be looking? By the way, I did get the 6.1 ubuntu to work too, but I like my text console better just now... any help would be most welcome, as I'm running xp right now, I kinda' liked it when I found out that xp won't even see a linux partition so now I know that when I reinstall it on this beast I can do a duel-boot on it and use it to test the linux version of Audio Quake and still play my winders-based games too... Thanks much! -- Email services by FreedomBox. Surf the Net at the sound of your voice. www.freedombox.info