From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mta2.math.wisc.edu (mta2.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.24]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB38F1EF088 for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:28:59 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mta2.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16134126003 for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:28:56 -0600 (CST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mta2.math.wisc.edu Received: from mta2.math.wisc.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mta2.math.wisc.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id lvATqmg5WmrD for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:28:56 -0600 (CST) Received: from mta2.math.wisc.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mta2.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B155126001 for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:28:55 -0600 (CST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on delta.math.wisc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=6.5 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.1 Received: from mailhost.math.wisc.edu (erdos.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.25]) by mta2.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:28:55 -0600 (CST) Received: from [144.92.166.19] (vv507j.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.19]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mailhost.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7876C540075 for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:28:55 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <51191C47.9060704@math.wisc.edu> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:28:55 -0600 From: "John G. Heim" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130107 Thunderbird/17.0.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: creating a speakup cli cd References: <5118C1AF.2030704@nextra.sk> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:29:01 -0000 It's not clear if you want help with this problem. But something to try is to do an 'apt-get update' before doing an 'apt-get install'. Apt-get can error out if the package list needs to be updated but it doesn't give a meaningful error message. If the update doesn't work then you probably have a problem with your network connection. On 2/11/2013 9:50 AM, Don Raikes wrote: > I agree that grml should work well, however, I couldn't get apt-get update to work. It kept erroring out. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter [mailto:lecky_lists@nextra.sk] > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 3:02 AM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: creating a speakup cli cd > > Kirk: > Thanks for this information. Grml is great and perfectly enough > others: thanks for all related information. > Peter > Dňa 5. 2. 2013 22:11 Kirk Reiser wrote / napísal(a): >> I think wanting to create this type of CD is admirable, however, the >> grml rescue disks already have these items as far as I know. They are >> designed as a rescue system and I have installed the last five or six >> systems I've set-up with it. I'm not quite sure what you could >> provide that isn't already part of grml. They have always been >> accessibility friendly, right from their inception. >> >> I'd suggest at least burning one and learning about them before you >> redesign a wheel. You could even get involved with helping them if >> you find them useful. >> >> Once you boot the most recent all you do is modprobe speakup_soft >> after the beedley-bop sound it makes to let one know it is finished >> booting and them type espeakup to start the speech output. Very >> simple. I'm sure it's just as simple to start brltty. Maybe even >> easier. >> >> >> On Tue, 5 Feb 2013, Don Raikes wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> >>> >>> I am starting work on a project to make a Speakup-enabled livecd that >>> will boot to the console. >>> >>> >>> >>> The cd will be based on ubuntu precise and will include Speakup, >>> espeakup and brltty for accessibility. >>> >>> Are there special parameters I need to pass to the kernel at boot to >>> activate Speakup at start? >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup@linux-speakup.org >>> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >