From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.122]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E9781EF516 for ; Wed, 15 May 2013 10:10:17 -0400 (EDT) X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=L+efspv8 c=1 sm=0 a=8j+zVKNyIg3YLw+tG+jOaw==:17 a=x9LjMDoxXtcA:10 a=05ChyHeVI94A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=C_xRuffIlYkA:10 a=qPKtzgQbAAAA:8 a=QfKxxUxMAAAA:8 a=81mKmArIN0Y78GoLXL0A:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=Yc9e_zV5iXQA:10 a=8j+zVKNyIg3YLw+tG+jOaw==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Authenticated-User: X-Originating-IP: 65.31.215.124 Received: from [65.31.215.124] ([65.31.215.124:1251] helo=mdlynn) by hrndva-oedge04.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id F6/4F-16083-34793915; Wed, 15 May 2013 14:10:11 +0000 From: "Mitchell D. Lynn" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" References: <8F6D9D72964E4D2E90262B7DB242EE9D@mdlynn> <5191FF80.1030802@baechler.net> <51933C1C.9070201@baechler.net> Subject: RE: Slack 13.37 and 14.0 Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 09:15:12 -0500 Message-ID: <72708A629D1C40508DEB3147F83238DA@mdlynn> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-Vipre-Scanned: 00CDB2FF00456800CDB44C-TDI In-Reply-To: <51933C1C.9070201@baechler.net> Thread-Index: Ac5RP6E534Tu0n5FTW+fusv77b6xKgANVVkw X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 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: Wed, 15 May 2013 14:10:19 -0000 Thanks for the info on the 3.2 kernels. That, then, is the issue. RE Debian: Looks like there has been a new release since I last looked. Grabbed the Wheezy release and installed on a test system last night. Software synth works fine on that machine. No serial port on this system to test with DEC. I will see how it does on the main server later this week when I can have it down for an extended period. I can live with a software synth as long as I can get boot messages, and serial ports are getting harder to find on modern mainboards. -----Original Message----- From: Speakup [mailto:speakup-bounces@linux-speakup.org] On Behalf Of Tony Baechler Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 2:41 AM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: Slack 13.37 and 14.0 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 The 3.2 kernel with Speakup has the broken serial support, so no hardware speech for you with kernels after 2.6.37 which is why I suggested installing Debian Squeeze. What Speakup parameter are you passing to the installer? I agree that I don't think it's a keyboard issue, but that's very weird. I'm wondering if you're passing the wrong synthesizer parameter. If you try 64-bit Wheezy with software speech, do you have the same problem? That's very strange. You might want to join the debian-accessibility list, especially if you found a bug in D-I. I'm trying to isolate whether it's a Speakup or a Debian issue. I could be wrong here, but I don't think 32-bit kernels can support drives larger than 2 TB. I'm sure I'll be corrected if that's wrong, but I did quite a bit of research before upgrading my server to 3 TB drives. The problem seems to have to do with very large partitions. You really need GPT for drives larger than 2 TB because the standard X86 architecture can't access sectors past the 2 TB boundary. It's not an OS issue, but a BIOS design issue. I think you'll have problems with any 32-bit OS you try. If your processor isn't 64-bit, you're either out of luck or you'll need a new processor. On 5/14/2013 7:03 AM, Mitchell D. Lynn wrote: > Thanks for the response. > > My rate change blues are post-install for Debian and while the Speakup > keys announce incremental rate changes, they don't actually change the > rate. It stays at 180 something . I'd have to go check to see. Now, if > memory serves me, the rate does change in the rate file for the synth. > Changes in the rate file have no affect on the rate whatsoever. I > don't think it is a keyboard issue because I have tried multiple keyboards: > one was a PS2 connector and the other two were USB. Same result with > all, and all seem to work fine on other systems. I will give 64-bit > Wheezy a shot. > > RE The Slackware Issue According to the Slackware docs on the DVD, > those issues were back with version 12.x FWIW, Slack 14 uses 3.2.29 > kernel. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJRkzwcAAoJEPrAuJWnLe0yBjMP/2JJgIc2EulMOMPeyRffefTQ eGQYBy+3dzzW0aveekebRUWLrsQ3zGQJCqWoqwt9H5JB4mbHqXgS+lMXtfPIvUbK x9pMVcB8NBz6q3W3rkpgVZSInTWVcHt3FXMbE3cHNptSJjXq9mOpDg6RF36AUxSo s0x+pZG1NLn9FuT6jnUE7WY/dqATzAJ7FtEIhzOBZrW1BFJNV5wbguAsbIQgzhQz /XNXhRqK7dNT0NfLWQGbPC8Nh/EdeMt9dMmhNdaSS5GFh3wbRWrpOMjnSlVKRXOm KLAEVRuB/Udjzdu6/wOHY1B5hqID5X8Ox0hxvDae8Yd9n3PatEltznAtab5tTk6x DG5OP3JN9tpRiJQSh9VIB06yBah9kH4mnMjYqRLHF0jLYpHZYdZfPTYNsecyqrHu mL6mdw1jGc71JLOw28+Jli1my0KA/ZmtKrVy5jZ2OEXPst+7EEkVPxcm1VEHs5yR Ri44ijwe2x7itdbZRABKuGHVrbBsVXHmW0qMz6cFU2fGrxreDZwrs17ezChqKzJY JSYHW9OSwSPidyveDjYtpFWsxZja2cMNYHOBjGwYujlSLQA54uhVjcs5HKR8tqkd gZtYsyHFS7pSxeU4xqhsi5jTagWhhNhQ7MlC2Lny6051ucXpwTPzPMyoXzhBNZbx sM5pj6OSIu+zwFtJQZUQ =rvPy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@linux-speakup.org http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup