From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mta21.charter.net (mta21.charter.net [216.33.127.81]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7652C10C6B for ; Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:22:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from imp09 ([10.20.200.9]) by mta21.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.09.01.00 201-2219-108-20080618) with ESMTP id <20090813142243.PWAS6957.mta21.charter.net@imp09> for ; Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:22:43 -0400 Received: from [10.0.1.5] ([66.191.124.47]) by imp09 with smtp.charter.net id TqNi1c00P11USpe05qNilj; Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:22:43 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=JANuTKq29jAGdl1PJ3oA:9 a=9wZNiJs0R0Yv8Gnus6nQ_QCSjSsA:4 Message-Id: From: Cheryl Homiak To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v935.3) Subject: Re: Testing a synthesizer Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:22:42 -0500 References: <3D8F4923-3BA6-4B43-B40E-3B7DD4205F35@gmail.com> <874osdduau.fsf@onlinehome.de> <87r5vhcdvb.fsf@onlinehome.de> <87my65cci3.fsf@onlinehome.de> <720FB98F-8554-4185-8249-4F82755CF8F7@charter.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.935.3) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:22:43 -0000 That means you probably do need a driver; did your cable come with a cd and is there any documentation about installing it on the Mac on the cd? What manufacturer shows up in System Profiler for your usbserial? System Profiler is what you were opening when you earlier described going into your menus and finding it. Also, I assume you did your ls command with the cable plugged into the Mac. -- Cheryl "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer." (Psalm 19:14 Bible KJV)