From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Greylist: delayed 309 seconds by postgrey-1.34 at speech; Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:51:15 EST Received: from imr-ma04.mx.aol.com (imr-ma04.mx.aol.com [64.12.206.42]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C283C1A0AC for ; Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:51:15 -0500 (EST) Received: from mtaout-db01.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-db01.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.193]) by imr-ma04.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q0QMjtpc005129 for ; Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:45:56 -0500 Received: from layla (mwhapples.plus.com [80.229.137.216]) by mtaout-db01.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPA id 11A2DE000104 for ; Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:45:53 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <49523B4C69E941F2848F268DC6BDB94D@layla> From: "Michael Whapples" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <22C93146635140208AD4C9B6E437A7E5@layla> <812EB51A3E3A47CCA966DB394B3F602A@math.wisc.edu> In-Reply-To: <812EB51A3E3A47CCA966DB394B3F602A@math.wisc.edu> Subject: Re: Speakup and serial adapter cards Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:33:11 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3538.513 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3538.513 x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20110426; t=1327617956; bh=AqmhaY8s/Mg6+9qxDblzKGFBZXEaS2aAM4/DHFbo4/s=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=d30l/TcxQ+bmoZKgKIfhnIID5niW4c97/zjbrfLHlMgJEBb21aBw0LdLqEQ/dgnR+ 3qeuCDa/6MT77Y+W5TBYVVdI7baSPqa2rGu8U4ADFnaM3bKc7X128mhz3pmIOluNBA hNBeWuFuW6y5KMEvfer6o0RS8AB7JxUCMeCxdvv4= X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:481706912:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33c14f21d7a15fd7 X-AOL-IP: 80.229.137.216 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 22:51:15 -0000 I must have been unfortunate in finding an Asus board with no serial port, checking the manual and just from poking about the board I cannot find a header. While I'm not one for changing computer parts frequently, I have to say I am not so impressed with this particular board and so if I do change it anytime soon I will pay particular attention to whether the next board has the serial port or header for one. Michael Whapples -----Original Message----- From: John Heim Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:23 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: Speakup and serial adapter cards Like I said in another message, the cable you need is about $4. One end has a female square plug that goes into the motherboard and the other has a DB9 connector attached to a plate that fits into the opening for an expansion slot. If you hadn't already said you have a serail port header on your Asus motherboard, I would have told you that you probably have it. I am not sure Asus makes a motherboard with no serial port at all. But most of them do not have the external DB9 connector. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Whapples" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:32 AM Subject: Re: Speakup and serial adapter cards > Yes I agree this really is an issue. For some odd reason the Asus system > board I have recently bought seems to have the serial port controller > built in (Windows shows a serial port device in device manager for COM1) > but Asus didn't feel the need to either provide the actual port or the pin > header so I could connect a port to the header should I need it. > > OK there are a few boards still built with serial ports, but this limits > the choice and so if you want certain features you may just have to choose > a system with no serial port. So having support for a serial adapter > (either USB or PCI/PCIE) would be very useful. > > Michael Whapples > -----Original Message----- > From: D. Curtis Willoughby > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 5:26 AM > To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca > 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 > >