From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mx7.orcon.net.nz (mx7.orcon.net.nz [219.88.242.57]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A053C1A3BC for ; Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:01:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Debian-exim by mx7.orcon.net.nz with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZYN7-0005Ss-Tl for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:01:45 +1200 Received: from [121.98.132.12] (helo=Audio1) by mx7.orcon.net.nz with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZYN7-0005SR-I5 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:01:45 +1200 Message-ID: From: "Marcel Oats" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <4C3EFBEE.13570.265FD0@localhost> <20100716000115.GA1413@rivensight.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20100716000115.GA1413@rivensight.dyndns.org> Subject: Re: image for windows or linux Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:01:49 +1200 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 Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 X-DSPAM-Check: by mx7.orcon.net.nz on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:01:45 +1200 X-DSPAM-Result: Innocent X-DSPAM-Processed: Fri Jul 16 12:01:45 2010 X-DSPAM-Confidence: 0.7618 X-DSPAM-Probability: 0.0000 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 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: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:01:47 -0000 Hi, thanks for that Michael, though it is worth mentioning, that the kernel on the "image for linux" boot cd, does *not* contain any soundcard support, so unfortunately, software speech is not possible. Marcel -------------------------------------------------- From: "Gaijin" Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 12:01 PM To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: image for windows or linux > On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 08:08:15AM -0700, Butch Bussen wrote: >> I just downloaded the latest terabyte programs, and I remember >> reading some where a while back that they have a way to make their >> Linux version speak. Was that on this list? > > This is one of the mailing lists for a screen reader called > Speakup, which pretty-much gives you text console access to linux from > startup to shutdown, if you have a hardware speech synthesizer, or from > login prompt to shutdown if not. Until configuration files are manually > updated to include SpeakUP, it can be started from the boot loader with > a simple text command: speakup.synth= Usually the > synthesizer driver is a 4 character name like "ltlk" or "soft", which > loads in support for the LiteTalk hardware synthesizer, or the software > synthesizer, respectively. The linux CD will usually have instructions > for booting Linux with SpeakUP support in the documentation directory, > which may be viewed with any working computer system. > > Booting the software synthesizer is a little bit more involved. > Not only do you have to load the driver, you also have to start a > software synthesis engine after logging in. This can all be automated > for the future, though. > > Some distributions (distros) contain SpeakUP support, and some > do not. Some of the more popular linux flavors include GRML vinux, > Debian, and Ubuntu to name a few. Their CD images can be downloaded > from their websites and burned to CD. Once that's accomplished, you can > put the CD in the drive, read the usual slew of help textfiles on how to > boot and or install the system, and go from there. HTH, > > Michael > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup