From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta01-svc.ntlworld.com ([62.253.162.41]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16MvBu-0001cf-00 for ; Sat, 05 Jan 2002 13:05:10 -0500 Received: from gena-j.net ([80.4.51.130]) by mta01-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.23 201-229-121-123-20010418) with ESMTP id <20020105180512.LUHW4962.mta01-svc.ntlworld.com@gena-j.net> for ; Sat, 5 Jan 2002 18:05:12 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=gena-j.net) by gena-j.net with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16MwCt-0000Hn-00 for ; Sat, 05 Jan 2002 19:10:15 +0000 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Back from the "parted" beyond. (f In-reply-to: Your message of Sat, 05 Jan 2002 17:40:12 +0000. <000401c19610$0843f8c0$09e587d9@essex.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 19:10:15 +0000 From: "Georgina" Message-Id: Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Silly me, didn't think of that one. Gena >I'm not sure, but what your problem might be is that Speakup is talking far >slower than the system is booting. That is, since the speech buffer gets >full and takes a long time to clear the system doesn't boot until speakup >stops talking. Solution is to either keep your finger on the control key, >or else press numpad enter. This last command silences speech until another >key is pressed. After waiting about 30 seconds press numpad 8 to read the >current line and if it is the login prompt then you've succesfully booted. > >Let us know if this works. > >Saqib > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dan Murphy" >To: >Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 4:57 PM >Subject: Back from the "parted" beyond. (f > > >> >> >> Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 10:30:25 -0500 (EST) >> From: Dan Murphy >> To: Speakup list >> Subject: Back from the "parted" beyond. >> >> Hello listers. >> Last week, I posted a question about partitioning a drive with Windows >> already on it, and Parted was recommended. I downloaded it from the >> speakup site and attempted to use it. Well I am now, sadly, only a little >> sadly, "parted" from my windows partition. (grin) >> I'm not going to blame the program, rather just my ineptitude and lack of >> experience. So, now that I was back to square one, and I am not certain >> whan I can get sighted assistance to reinstall the MS monster, I >> partitioned the drive in 2 parts. The first 10 G for the eventual >> Windows, and the remainder including a good size 345MB swap partition. >> for linux. I have installed Slackware 8.0 on it, but I have a few >> questions. When I go to use the installation boot disk with speakup on >> it, after I type "ramdisk speakup_synth=dtlk", it loads up but it takes >> something on the order of 10 minutes to do so. >> this is a 500 MHZ Pentium 3 with 128 MB of ram. Should I rebuild the >> installation floppy, or is there something I should type differently at >> the boot prompt? >> I must say, though, it is nice to watch Linux purr along on that as >> oposed to this little P166 with only 40 MB of ram. >> Thanks, and please excuse the rambling. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup