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[188.29.164.39]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id x24sm5584064wma.12.2017.04.12.01.07.22 for (version=TLS1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Wed, 12 Apr 2017 01:07:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Okash Khawaja Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: DecTalk External (decext) testers wanted! Message-Id: <74C77DD7-B2C4-4374-9ACE-EC552FE19A6A@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 09:07:23 +0100 References: <20170411065239.GA446@sanghar> In-Reply-To: To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (11A501) X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list 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, 12 Apr 2017 08:07:31 -0000 Also, these steps can be used to test all the synths and not just decext. Th= e speakup.tgz archive contains all the patches I last submitted. So please use these steps to test other synths too! Thanks, Okash > On 11 Apr 2017, at 19:49, Okash Khawaja wrote: >=20 > Please be careful at step 4 as it may break your system. Even on > Debian based system, the steps I have mentioned are no guarantee that > they will not break your system. >=20 > Also, you can also access the instructions from here: > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bytefire/speakup-decext/master/decext-in= structions.txt >=20 > Cheers! > Okash >=20 >> On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 7:41 PM, Okash Khawaja w= rote: >> Hi, >>=20 >> Here are the steps in detail. Before starting this, please download >> following two files that I have shared: >> - speakup.tgz: >> https://github.com/bytefire/speakup-decext/raw/master/speakup.tgz >> - tty-export.patch: >> https://github.com/bytefire/speakup-decext/raw/master/tty-export.patch >>=20 >> 1. Download Linux kernel code: >> a. download stable kernel source from >> https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-4.10.9.tar.xz >> b. extract the archive by running: tar xvfJ linux-4.10.9.tar.xz >>=20 >> 2. Apply patches: >> a. cd into the extracted linux source code: cd linux-4.10.9 >> b. remove speakup directory: rm -r drivers/staging/speakup >> c. copy the speakup.tgz file into drivers/staging: cp >> path/to/speakup.tgz drivers/staging/ >> d. cd into staging directory: cd drivers/staging >> e. extractspeakup.tgz: tar xvfz speakup.tgz >> (now there should be a speakup directory inside drivers/staging) >> f. cd back to the root of kernel source (i.e. linux-4.10.9) : cd ../.. >> g. apply the tty patch: patch -p1 < path/to/tty-export.patch >> (output of above should be following three lines: >> patching file drivers/tty/tty_io.c >> patching file drivers/tty/tty_port.c >> patching file include/linux/tty.h) >> (if you don't already have 'patch' program then you can download it >> from http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/patch/) >> h. now we have the code ready for configuring and compiling! >>=20 >> 3. Configure: >> a. make sure you are inside kernel source root directory, i.e. linux-4.10= .9 >> b. make sure that existing kernel config exists: ls /boot/config-$(uname -= r) >> (this should return just one file named config-) >> c. copy that file into your kernel source root directory: cp >> /boot/config-$(uname -r) ./.config >> d. update the config: make oldconfig >> (this will ask you many questions. just select the default option for >> each by pressing enter) >> e. check to make sure that speakup is configured the way you wanted >> it: cat .config | grep SPEAKUP >> e. that's it, kernel configured! >>=20 >> 4. Compile and install: >> (IMPORTANT: for this please check an online guide specific for your distr= o. >> following instructions that i think should work on Debian based >> system. but it may >> a. still stayin inside linux-4.10.9, compile by simply running: make >> (this will take a while. depending on the hardware specs, it may take >> an hour or may be more) >> b. after make completes, check it succeeded: echo $? >> (this should return zero) >> c. now run: sudo make modules_install >> (again this may take a little while) >> d. now install kernel which should be quick: sudo make install >> (NOTE: this means that on next reboot your newly compiled kernel will loa= d) >> (Depending on your distro, it should back up previous kernel) >>=20 >> 5. Reboot and test decext: >> a. now running reboot should boot the compiled kernel >> b. if speakup configuration was same as before, then you should be >> able to test it with decext the same way as before. >>=20 >> Thanks! >> Okash >>=20 >>> On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 7:52 AM, Okash Khawaja = wrote: >>> Hi, >>>=20 >>> As part of recent changes, there are some that affect DecTalk External >>> which uses speakup_decext.ko. If someone can help in making sure those >>> changes are okay, do give a shout. >>>=20 >>> Cheers! >>> Okash