From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-vw0-f42.google.com (mail-vw0-f42.google.com [209.85.212.42]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 606B8C1A36D for ; Fri, 8 Oct 2010 11:43:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by vws16 with SMTP id 16so185486vws.29 for ; Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:43:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:date:from:to:subject :message-id:mail-followup-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=wbtOZpAr3T7p2gryOIMJlflDeFpMc5tjt3mEVSmwaIs=; b=hlfIhCAs3NctnRcO0WqEJBFivqUoSX128/5UWuDCvpDAqVIVyPY/F+M1A0e3VbUl5U 9yeLDOUDLY1hlz2hDehXky2nsVSAiJOu1jA1zDPupsGw2dmjAH4j3gUHhi/jGpygGzlg s+P1gk6UUr/aUCg2PS/xGAYiq7UXaq1Dmhwwk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:mail-followup-to:references :mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to :user-agent; b=f1YPfNdYO26zJdNeH2ZmqwtZ+RDAMaJUIPBrmfthyYgdz5HPQp7234KNIH+Hub0HY0 nGWVKkodTe/o4wZvjfkZVY71F51BQdwpfUBr0tY+hG/3uPP4ShXfaQEI+jGZ73iDCr18 uBQW9imBMC8kVtIi2iyCcLV4YwrT6dDdPfsb0= Received: by 10.220.188.67 with SMTP id cz3mr757792vcb.114.1286552617975; Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:43:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from linux1 (cpe-76-183-49-63.tx.res.rr.com [76.183.49.63]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id z36sm353117vbw.7.2010.10.08.08.43.34 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:43:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: by linux1 (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:43:33 -0500 Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 10:43:33 -0500 From: William Hubbs To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: preparing speakup for staging Message-ID: <20101008154333.GA2353@linux1> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <20101008001547.GB18994@linux1> <20101008072515.GA5354@const.bordeaux.inria.fr> <20101008150626.GA24147@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20101008150626.GA24147@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 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, 08 Oct 2010 15:43:38 -0000 Hi Steve, On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 08:06:26AM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > That's exciting we're that much closer to full Kernel inclusion. I do > have one question though; is the serial support for recent kernels > still broken? I know the last time I tried my speakout synth, it still > wouldn't work. I have tested it with other serial communications and > used it on another machine where I have a very old kernel so the > synth, port and cable are good. It just seems ironic that even though > software synthesis has become increasingly popular and convenient, the > one thing that speakup used to require and stood out with was serial > support which now doesn't work in many cases. If I understood that > code base better, I could try and debug it/fix it. Yes, unfortunatelyk, this is still an issue. That is part of the reason for staging though. Hopefully this will get more people looking at the code and helping us rework the serial code among other things so that we can get to full kernel inclusion. William