From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta4.adelphia.net ([68.168.78.184]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1ERzeN-00015L-00 for ; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:09:39 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.183] (really [68.71.231.201]) by mta10.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20051018220814.UZWJ16334.mta10.adelphia.net@[192.168.1.183]> for ; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:08:14 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v734) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." From: Scott Howell Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:08:13 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.734) Subject: Debian question X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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, 18 Oct 2005 22:09:39 -0000 Folks, I have a question regarding a Debian install. First seeing as I have little hope of correcting the problems with my current Sid install as I can't get speech from Speakup, I am considering reinstalling Sarge. What I was wondering is how possible would it be to simply install over the current Sid installation. My thinking is that I can keep a number of apps that were previously working with Sarge before upgrading to Sid and most if not everything would be replaced when I install Sarge. I know this is probably an insane approach, but I of course would rather figure out why Speakup hangs while probing for the DoubleTalk external. I do not have another synth to connect so I have to use this one. It was working fine before I upgraded to the latest version of Sid and even replacing Lilo with Grub did not correct the problem. It also seems to matter little what kernel I'm running as I even grabbed a 2.6.13 and brewed a new kernel. Sure am lost on this one, but before I do get into this install, I thought I'd ask a few questions and maybe avoid loads of setting up again. I know wishfull thinking. Scott