From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail0131.smtp25.com (mail0131.smtp25.com [75.126.84.131]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2ED961EF6C5 for ; Wed, 8 May 2013 17:52:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ccs.covici.com (s-out-001.smtp25.com [67.228.91.90]) by d-out-001.smtp25.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id r48LqHjO017353 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Wed, 8 May 2013 17:52:17 -0400 Received: from ccs.covici.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ccs.covici.com (8.14.6/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r48LqGJ4009486 for ; Wed, 8 May 2013 17:52:16 -0400 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: the direction of speakup In-reply-to: References: <20130508175110.3F9792297A@server1.shellworld.net> <12796.1368037301@ccs.covici.com> Comments: In-reply-to Devon Stewart message dated "Wed, 08 May 2013 12:03:12 -0700." X-Mailer: MH-E 8.2; nmh 1.3; GNU Emacs 23.4.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 17:52:16 -0400 Message-ID: <9485.1368049936@ccs.covici.com> From: covici@ccs.covici.com X-SpamH-OriginatingIP: 70.109.53.110 X-SpamH-Filter: d-out-001.smtp25.com-r48LqHjO017353 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, 08 May 2013 21:52:20 -0000 I am not sure either, but if you had to have sound drivers in there, it might be difficult, and I am not sure what would happen otherwise. If speakup is built into the kernel and we can get the serial port stuff to work properly, that would work OK. Devon Stewart wrote: > I'm not familiar with the size constraints of the initrd, would the addit= ion of speakup and associated modules really add much more that a couple me= gs (at worst)? >=20 > -Devon >=20 > May 8, 2013 11:21=E3=80=81covici@ccs.covici.com =E3=81=AE=E3=83=A1=E3=83= =83=E3=82=BB=E3=83=BC=E3=82=B8: >=20 > > How would you build serial drivers or sound in an initram? It might > > become too large and not fit in the space alloted. > >=20 > > Martin G. McCormick wrote: > >=20 > >> The initrd idea for speakup is a great one because it > >> should do what you discribe. It might even be possible to build > >> enough of a kernel in initrd to support a thumb drive that could > >> augment memory storage for systems that have less than 512 > >> megabytes of RAM. I have a couple of those myself that are still > >> otherwise good systems but don't have a lot of spare RAM. > >>=20 > >> If speakup could be put in to initrd, it might also have > >> a home in embedded systems which opens up a whole world of > >> possibilities. > >>=20 > >> Martin > >>=20 > >> Devon Stewart writes: > >>> I guess including Speakup in the initrd would solve this? Modules tha= t=20 > >>> are loaded in the initrd are maintained when booting the rest of the= =20 > >>> system, as far as I know, so once speakup is started everything shoul= d=20 > >>> speak from boot. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup@linux-speakup.org > >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >=20 > > --=20 > > Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: > > How do > > you spend it? > >=20 > > John Covici > > covici@ccs.covici.com > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 --=20 Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici@ccs.covici.com