From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu (mta1.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.194]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6563EC1A13B for ; Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:04:44 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mta1.math.wisc.edu Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mta1.math.wisc.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 7QtgzO65dzvX for ; Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:04:44 -0600 (CST) Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADC663E0073 for ; Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:04:42 -0600 (CST) Received: from ulam.math.wisc.edu (ulam.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.245]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:04:42 -0600 (CST) Received: from vv507j (vv507j.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.19]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ulam.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id A275E2BE4F for ; Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:04:42 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <489C1E331E124EDB941667F91105F768@math.wisc.edu> From: "John Heim" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: Subject: Re: Speakup and serial adapter cards Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:15:32 -0600 Organization: University of Wisconsin-Madison MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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, 26 Jan 2012 14:04:44 -0000 I know you didn't ask this but have you checked if the mobo on your PC has a searial port header block? Many motherboards have a serial port header block but its not connected to anything. A header block is a set of pins on the mmotherboard. The one for a serial port is about a quarter inch by a half inch. What would that be? About 3mm by 12mm? Something like that. If your mother board has that header block, for about $4 you can buy a cable that allows you to connect the header block to the case. I don't know how to find out if that header block is there except to either check the specifications for the motherboard itself or just to look for it. If you know what to look for or to feel for, you can find it. If you don't know what to look for, it might be hard. ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Curtis Willoughby" To: Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 11:26 PM Subject: Re: Speakup and serial adapter cards > This is getting to be a big problem! > > I have a new computer without a serial port. To use a hardware > synthasizer like a Doubletalk LT I must use a USB to serial > adapter or a PCI-E card. This computer does not have PCI slot(s). > If this combination of "cannot do" restrictions is not fixed, > serial hardware synthesizers are doomed to become obsolete. > > I guess there are a few USB synthesizers, and software speach is > still well not wonderful. I have not been able to establish > whether the few PCI-E cards can manage IRQs and I/O addresses > so they are treated like internal serial ports, but I suspect > they cannot. Is it not possible to modify speakup so that it > can use any serial port on the machine, rather than just ttyS0 > and ttyS1? Would you developers please look at a solution for > this one? Please! > > D. Curtis Willoughby > >> From speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca Mon Jan 23 21:57:14 2012 >> Envelope-to: postman@localhost >> Delivery-date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:57:14 -0700 >> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.1 (2007-05-02) on >> new-mail2.hypermall.com >> X-Spam-Level: >> X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled >> version=3.2.1 >> X-Original-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> From: acollins@icsmail.net >> Subject: Re: Speakup and serial adapter cards >> X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.2 >> X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 >> List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >> >> List-Unsubscribe: , >> >> List-Archive: >> List-Post: >> List-Help: >> List-Subscribe: , >> >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> Nope, Speakup in now way supports pci serial cards. >> >> >Hello, >> >I know that speakup cannot work with synths connected through a USB to >> >serial >> adapter, however I would like to confirm whether speakup can use serial >> ports p >> rovided by a PCI-express or PCI serial adapter card? I am most interested >> in th >> e PCI-Express adapter cards. >> > >> >Michael Whapples >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Speakup mailing list >> >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >