From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 9B10E1EF69C; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:37:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu (mta1.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.23]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EBC41EF516 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:37:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0281388835 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:37:13 -0500 (CDT) 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 jKcmc4tHfwvA for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:37:13 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E96038886E for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:37:13 -0500 (CDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on mta1.math.wisc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-102.5 required=6.5 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, USER_IN_WHITELIST autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from mailhost.math.wisc.edu (erdos.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.25]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:37:13 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [144.92.166.19] (vv507j.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.19]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mailhost.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1B6F3420449 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:37:13 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <53AC8479.8070906@math.wisc.edu> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:37:13 -0500 From: "John G. Heim" Organization: University of Wisconsin-Madison User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.6.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: slackware on a very fast machine References: <53AC736D.3050405@math.wisc.edu> <12528.1403813327@ccs.covici.com> In-Reply-To: <12528.1403813327@ccs.covici.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.16 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 Jun 2014 20:37:16 -0000 Well, technically, it is a kernel bug because speakup is part of the kernel. The bug is in the speakup part of the kernel code. I wrote instructions on patching the kernel and put them on the web site of the International Association of visually Impaired Technologists, www.iavit.org. The instructions are for debian but the part about patching the kernel code should work for any distro. See: http://www.iavit.org/~john/debian/build.html On26/14 15:08, covici@ccs.covici.com wrote: > Its not a kernel bug, its a problem with speakup specifically that makes > serial ports not work unless you patch the speakup code and the patch is > not a fix, just a workaround. > > Rob Hudson wrote: > >> I don't understand why the kernel has serial bugs. Many many many >> companies still use serial consoles, and in fact, as faras I know, it >> is still the most common way of interacting directly with rack-mounted >> computers and some high end routers. What's the deal? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John G. Heim" >> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >> >> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 2:24 PM >> Subject: Re: slackware on a very fast machine >> >> >>> The syntax is "modprobe speakup_ltlk". >>> >>> But it isn't going to help unless slackware hacked the kernel clode >>> to fix the serial port bug. If they used the speakup code as it is >>> in the kernel, your litetalk won't work. >>> I started trying to make a fork of grml with a patched kernel but >>> never had the time to really get into it. Instead I've been using an >>> FAI disk. FAI is actually an installer system. FAI stands for fully >>> automated install. But they make it real easy to create a live CD. >>> On 06/26/14 14:12, Jude DaShiell wrote: >>>> I can't determine when the 10 seconds starts or ends with >>>> slackware-Current on this machine since the machine appears to be running >>>> too fast to get any usable audible indicators from it any longer. >>>> What is >>>> the correct syntax to modprobe speakup and have speakup come up on a >>>> litetalk synthesizer on ttyS0? I might be able to get slackware to run >>>> the speakup.s kernel and if I can do that, I ought to be able to key the >>>> modprobe line in once I get in as root. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> jude >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Speakup mailing list >>>> Speakup@linux-speakup.org >>>> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> --- >>> John G. Heim, 608-263-4189, jheim@math.wisc.edu >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > -- --- John G. Heim, 608-263-4189, jheim@math.wisc.edu