From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.oregonstate.edu (smtp1.oregonstate.edu [128.193.15.35]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3971310BC5 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:15:09 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1.oregonstate.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id C793B3C2F4 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:15:08 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at oregonstate.edu Received: from smtp1.oregonstate.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.oregonstate.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id u6CnG28V6k9G for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:15:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from ZKMOBILE (069-064-234-003.pdx.net [69.64.234.3]) by smtp1.oregonstate.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71FAF3C2DA for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:15:08 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <7ABE31F924E74FEA8FF5C5A82111FBB9@ZKMOBILE> From: "Zachary Kline" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <8EE5E5DEC7C14304A337E957050EB8D0@ZKDESKTOP> <20081216064224.GB30529@localhost.localdomain> Subject: Re: speakup and hald conflict in Slackware 12.2 Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:16:22 -0800 Organization: Oregon State University MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 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: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:15:09 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 10:42 PM Subject: Re: speakup and hald conflict in Slackware 12.2 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 07:36:54PM -0800, Zachary Kline wrote: >> I, too, am >> using a Dectalk USB in serial mode, with VirtualBox, for what that's >> worth. > > Well, I've got gnome, and hal too, running under debian testing in > virtualbox, and am not seeing sluggish response, when using the bns as > the synth. So, I'd say that whether running under virtualbox, or on > actual iron probably doesn't make a difference here, since using the > bns on a real box is fine here, in both cases (except for vbox's > serial port issues), as I've said before. > > BTW, speaking of virtualbox, how are you managing to use the dectalk, > given vbox's serial port issues? > > http://vbox.innotek.de/ticket/812 > Hi Greg, I'm using Virtualbox 2.0.6 under a Windows XP host. I haven't noticed any serial port issues, certainly not as described in the above ticket. (Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that by default the Dectalk USB in serial mode seems to use Xon/Xoff handshaking?) I use a USB-to-serial converter on both my desktop and laptop with the Dectalk this way. VirtualBox doesn't react oddly at all, and the unit just works. I must confess, though, that the intricacies of serial communications are for the most part beyond me. I'm just glad to be able to say that it works for me, though I don't know why. Hope this helps, somehow. Best, Zack.