Port settings in linux

Port settings in linux

[Alex Snow]

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Hi.
I just wanted to know what the default serial port settings are in linux.  I can't seem to get my hardware synth to work in linux, but it works in winblows on the same machine.
Thanks!
Alex Snow
email: alex8887@hotmail.com
BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org

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Re: Port settings in linux

[Janina Sajka]

What synth is it?

What happens if you type the following at a linux shell prompt?

echo testing >/dev/ttyS0

How about the same thing for /dev/ttyS1

PS: Be sure to note the capital letter S in the above commands.

On Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Alex Snow wrote:

> Hi.
> I just wanted to know what the default serial port settings are in linux.  I can't seem to get my hardware synth to work in linux, but it works in winblows on the same machine.
> Thanks!
> Alex Snow
> email: alex8887@hotmail.com
> BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org
> 

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				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina@afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

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Re: Port settings in linux

[Igor Gueths]

Hi Alex. What synth are you using? Have you tried speakup_synth=<synth> at
the lilo boot prompt? If you are using the dectalk express, you would do
speakup_synth=dectlk at the lilo prompt. Or in /etc/lilo.conf, you would
do something like append
speakup_synth=dectlk. This will apply to all of your installed vmlinuz
kernel images. Hope this helps and good luck!
On Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Alex Snow wrote:

> Hi.
> I just wanted to know what the default serial port settings are in linux.  I can't seem to get my hardware synth to work in linux, but it works in winblows on the same machine.
> Thanks!
> Alex Snow
> email: alex8887@hotmail.com
> BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org
>

Re: Port settings in linux

[Alex Snow]

Hi.
I'm using a braille lite 2k, since that's all I got.  I have LILO configured
right, but it still won't work! Do you know how to change the port settings
like parity and baud rate in linux?
Thanks!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths@attbi.com>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: Port settings in linux


> Hi Alex. What synth are you using? Have you tried speakup_synth=<synth> at
> the lilo boot prompt? If you are using the dectalk express, you would do
> speakup_synth=dectlk at the lilo prompt. Or in /etc/lilo.conf, you would
> do something like append
> speakup_synth=dectlk. This will apply to all of your installed vmlinuz
> kernel images. Hope this helps and good luck!
> On Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Alex Snow wrote:
>
> > Hi.
> > I just wanted to know what the default serial port settings are in
linux.  I can't seem to get my hardware synth to work in linux, but it works
in winblows on the same machine.
> > Thanks!
> > Alex Snow
> > email: alex8887@hotmail.com
> > BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org
> >
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>

Re: Port settings in linux

[Janina Sajka]

The default Braille Lite 2K settings work with the default speakup linux 
settings.

I happen to have this device as well, and I even use it with speakup 
sometimes.

So, before we head off on a tangent ...

Can you do the echo commands I suggested and get speech out of any of 
them?
On Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Alex Snow wrote:

> Hi.
> I'm using a braille lite 2k, since that's all I got.  I have LILO configured
> right, but it still won't work! Do you know how to change the port settings
> like parity and baud rate in linux?
> Thanks!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths@attbi.com>
> To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 7:15 PM
> Subject: Re: Port settings in linux
> 
> 
> > Hi Alex. What synth are you using? Have you tried speakup_synth=<synth> at
> > the lilo boot prompt? If you are using the dectalk express, you would do
> > speakup_synth=dectlk at the lilo prompt. Or in /etc/lilo.conf, you would
> > do something like append
> > speakup_synth=dectlk. This will apply to all of your installed vmlinuz
> > kernel images. Hope this helps and good luck!
> > On Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Alex Snow wrote:
> >
> > > Hi.
> > > I just wanted to know what the default serial port settings are in
> linux.  I can't seem to get my hardware synth to work in linux, but it works
> in winblows on the same machine.
> > > Thanks!
> > > Alex Snow
> > > email: alex8887@hotmail.com
> > > BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org
> > >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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
> 

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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina@afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org

Re: Port settings in linux

[Kerry Hoath]

The braille lite probably wants 9600,n,8,1 and that is the default
on the bns driver. There are no "default port settings for linux"
on the port that speakup runs on since speakup sets default settings of its own which are
synth specific.
The bios usually initializes ports to 2400,n,8,1 but often linux
sets them to 9600,n,8,1 on boot but only on ports that speakup is *not* controlling.

Regards, Kerry.
On Sat, Mar 30, 2002 at 07:45:03PM -0500, Alex Snow wrote:
> Hi.
> I'm using a braille lite 2k, since that's all I got.  I have LILO configured
> right, but it still won't work! Do you know how to change the port settings
> like parity and baud rate in linux?
> Thanks!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths@attbi.com>
> To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 7:15 PM
> Subject: Re: Port settings in linux
> 
> 
> > Hi Alex. What synth are you using? Have you tried speakup_synth=<synth> at
> > the lilo boot prompt? If you are using the dectalk express, you would do
> > speakup_synth=dectlk at the lilo prompt. Or in /etc/lilo.conf, you would
> > do something like append
> > speakup_synth=dectlk. This will apply to all of your installed vmlinuz
> > kernel images. Hope this helps and good luck!
> > On Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Alex Snow wrote:
> >
> > > Hi.
> > > I just wanted to know what the default serial port settings are in
> linux.  I can't seem to get my hardware synth to work in linux, but it works
> in winblows on the same machine.
> > > Thanks!
> > > Alex Snow
> > > email: alex8887@hotmail.com
> > > BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org
> > >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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
> 

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RE: Port settings in linux

[Jared]

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I think that the ports are numbered 0 through 3 so com 1 is relly com 0 in
lunux don't quote me on this though.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On
Behalf Of Alex Snow
  Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 2:49 PM
  To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
  Subject: Port settings in linux


  Hi.
  I just wanted to know what the default serial port settings are in linux.
I can't seem to get my hardware synth to work in linux, but it works in
winblows on the same machine.
  Thanks!
  Alex Snow
  email: alex8887@hotmail.com
  BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org

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Re: Port settings in linux

[Alex Snow]

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But what are the settings like baudrate, data bits, and handshaking?
Thanks.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jared 
  To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 
  Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 9:15 PM
  Subject: RE: Port settings in linux


  I think that the ports are numbered 0 through 3 so com 1 is relly com 0 in lunux don't quote me on this though.
    -----Original Message-----
    From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Alex Snow
    Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 2:49 PM
    To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
    Subject: Port settings in linux


    Hi.
    I just wanted to know what the default serial port settings are in linux.  I can't seem to get my hardware synth to work in linux, but it works in winblows on the same machine.
    Thanks!
    Alex Snow
    email: alex8887@hotmail.com
    BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org

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Re: Port settings in linux

[Thomas Ward]

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The ports are as follows.

com 1: /dev/ttyS0
com 2: /dev/ttyS1
com 3: /dev/ttyS2
com 4: /dev/ttyS3

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jared 
  To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 
  Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 9:15 PM
  Subject: RE: Port settings in linux


  I think that the ports are numbered 0 through 3 so com 1 is relly com 0 in lunux don't quote me on this though.
    -----Original Message-----
    From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Alex Snow
    Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 2:49 PM
    To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
    Subject: Port settings in linux


    Hi.
    I just wanted to know what the default serial port settings are in linux.  I can't seem to get my hardware synth to work in linux, but it works in winblows on the same machine.
    Thanks!
    Alex Snow
    email: alex8887@hotmail.com
    BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org

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re: port settings in linux

[Alex Snow]

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Hi.
Tried those echo commands, nothing.
I used jaws for dos to see if that worked and it did (I start slackware from dos using loadlin).
When the kernel boots however, the blt clicks on like it's going to say something, but nothing happens.
Below is the line I use to start linux encase it helps.

smartdrv /C
c:\loadlin\loadlin c:\linux\vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1 speakup_synth=bns speakup_ser=0


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Re: port settings in linux

[Igor Gueths]

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Hi Alex. Try leaving out the c:\ before vmlinuz. Probably vmlinuz is confused when it can't understand what c:\ means. I remember that when I had to edit my Debian start-up batchfile for installation, it was something like: c:\dosutils\loadlin linux speakup_synth=dectlk root=/dev/ram and so on. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Alex Snow 
  To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 
  Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 3:42 PM
  Subject: re: port settings in linux


  Hi.
  Tried those echo commands, nothing.
  I used jaws for dos to see if that worked and it did (I start slackware from dos using loadlin).
  When the kernel boots however, the blt clicks on like it's going to say something, but nothing happens.
  Below is the line I use to start linux encase it helps.
   
  smartdrv /C
  c:\loadlin\loadlin c:\linux\vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1 speakup_synth=bns speakup_ser=0


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Re: port settings in linux

[Alex Snow]

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But the kernel boots fine.  I used to get a "kernel panic" when I had /dev/hdb instead of /dev/hda because of some horrible docs I found.   I'll try that anyways.  Everything but speakup seems to work.
Alex Snow
email: alex8887@hotmail.com
BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Igor Gueths 
  To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 
  Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:56 PM
  Subject: Re: port settings in linux


  Hi Alex. Try leaving out the c:\ before vmlinuz. Probably vmlinuz is confused when it can't understand what c:\ means. I remember that when I had to edit my Debian start-up batchfile for installation, it was something like: c:\dosutils\loadlin linux speakup_synth=dectlk root=/dev/ram and so on. 
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Alex Snow 
    To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 
    Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 3:42 PM
    Subject: re: port settings in linux


    Hi.
    Tried those echo commands, nothing.
    I used jaws for dos to see if that worked and it did (I start slackware from dos using loadlin).
    When the kernel boots however, the blt clicks on like it's going to say something, but nothing happens.
    Below is the line I use to start linux encase it helps.

    smartdrv /C
    c:\loadlin\loadlin c:\linux\vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1 speakup_synth=bns speakup_ser=0


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Re: port settings in linux

[Adam Myrow]

Quick question.  What are the settings on the Braille Lite?  Press
chord+dots 3 and 4 and look through the status menu.  The reason I ask is
that newer Blazie products can use Windisk.  Windisk requires 38400 for
the baud, but Speakup is hard-coded to use 9600.  You must have it set to
9600, 8data bits, 1 stop bit, and software handshaking to work in Speakup.
Hope this helps.

Re: port settings in linux

[Gregory Nowak]

I've had the same problem you just describe where the blazie product just clicks like it's going to say something, but it doesn't. Kirk claims that the synth detection has been fixed, but the synth is still not detected at all when it is a blazie product on a 486 I have. The solution for me was to specify the port the synth is on. From your earlier posts I gather that you are familar with gnu/linux serial port naming. If your blt is on ttyS0, then add "speakup_ser=ttyS0" without the quotes to the line in linux.bat that starts your kernel. Hth.
Greg


On Sun, Mar 31, 2002 at 03:42:05PM -0500, Alex Snow wrote:
> Hi.
> Tried those echo commands, nothing.
> I used jaws for dos to see if that worked and it did (I start slackware from dos using loadlin).
> When the kernel boots however, the blt clicks on like it's going to say something, but nothing happens.
> Below is the line I use to start linux encase it helps.
> 
> smartdrv /C
> c:\loadlin\loadlin c:\linux\vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1 speakup_synth=bns speakup_ser=0
>