From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-pd0-f173.google.com (mail-pd0-f173.google.com [209.85.192.173]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C999C1EF6BF for ; Wed, 8 May 2013 15:03:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail-pd0-f173.google.com with SMTP id v10so1452259pde.32 for ; Wed, 08 May 2013 12:03:18 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:subject:references:from:content-type:x-mailer :in-reply-to:message-id:date:to:content-transfer-encoding :mime-version; bh=c2ERvbEnULmMR2eyhvEY1fs3vEPPSNn6HhU2jYC/cto=; b=Vot2/1S11FCTwcmP76JCsqfBy3PRRI1kJdSCOZe4nJ2mYxu4ZU/pUUc1VHmsb+BptR yTZLskXgSdzXuGaeOHCzWq3QV/THzw6w7e7by0+35zB/6L0Ly2v3J5iIysqzb9sL/ea9 2GJEDuOrYdlwwky8trsKuehddFPdp6N4UR9tIbQqU/rTRss4NI4becX8KYAsBDSNZe9a kdPT4wWy9PvwIjR7feVZCqH2/trt4V7P+zVfOnwWkmlRz01biqp+H4Vp7PhLh0EyqrVq ceeMcyfU2pkIwf6ulUdtWIZKpz4x+VfPf93tQW2r1lg+PMfNu/NHeALmlDZupYg2Ht/H Zg0g== X-Received: by 10.66.216.198 with SMTP id os6mr9405697pac.145.1368039798821; Wed, 08 May 2013 12:03:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [10.58.9.216] (mobile-198-228-208-039.mycingular.net. [198.228.208.39]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id ri8sm22586441pbc.3.2013.05.08.12.03.17 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Wed, 08 May 2013 12:03:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: the direction of speakup References: <20130508175110.3F9792297A@server1.shellworld.net> <12796.1368037301@ccs.covici.com> From: Devon Stewart Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (10B144) In-Reply-To: <12796.1368037301@ccs.covici.com> Message-Id: Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 12:03:12 -0700 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) 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 19:03:22 -0000 I'm not familiar with the size constraints of the initrd, would the addition= of speakup and associated modules really add much more that a couple megs (= at worst)? -Devon May 8, 2013 11:21=1B$B!"=1B(Bcovici@ccs.covici.com =1B$B$N%a%C%;!<%8=1B(B: > 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 that=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 should=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