From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cpe00c049aa08cc-cm0000395e6269.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com ([24.192.150.30] helo=adaptech.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AXKx5-00040r-00 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 08:45:59 -0500 Received: from adaptech.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by adaptech.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id hBJDjsus015002 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 08:45:54 -0500 Received: from localhost (pl@localhost) by adaptech.net (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id hBJDjssd014996 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 08:45:54 -0500 Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 08:45:54 -0500 (EST) From: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Pawe=B3_Loba?= To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <20031219132454.GC15240@rednote.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Re: fedora X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 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, 19 Dec 2003 13:46:00 -0000 Thanks a million Janina. It looks that I'm up and running. Got lucky with this grub boot loader and issued a s right on time, rest was easy, just to follow your instructions. Appreciate it. Pawel. On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, Janina Sajka wrote: > You have to do two things: > > 1.) Get rid of first boot. To do this you have to boot to single > user mode. You may need sighted assistance for this, because you need to > issue this command at the right time, while the Grub boot loader is on > screen and available for commands. It's a window of about 10 seconds > right after bios initialization, and before Linux actually starts. Type: > > a s > > This should take you to a command prompt. > > 2.) To start speakup at the command prompt type: > > modprobe speakup_[synth.keyword] > > where [synth.keyword] is the appropriate Speakup designation for your > speech synthesizer. For example, if your using DEC Talk Express, this > word becomes: > > modprobe speakup_dectlk > > 3.) Now, with Speakup talking, you can get rid of first boot with: > > chkconfig --level 0123456 firstboot off > > If, also, you want your system only to boot into console mode, and not > to graphical mode, edit the file /etc/inittab and find the line that > says: > > id:5:initdefault: > > and change the 5 to a 3 so that it now says: > > id:3:initdefault: > > You can keep starting speakup this way if you want. But, to make it > start when you start your system, you need to create an initrd image > with speakup in it. This image replaces the one in your /boot directory. > Because you have to specify the kernel version, it's easiest to use the > [TAB] key to complete your command. So, to make this image and use the > [TAB] key to help you specify the command correctly, first: > > cd /lib/modules > > Then, type the following, pressing [TAB] where I've indicated it: > > mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-[TAB] --with=speakup_[synth.keyword] > 2.4[TAB] > > Once this command runs, read up the screen from the bottom a few lines. > Make sure it's saying something about speakup. If it is, you're all set. > > If you get stuck on any of this, just call Bill. > > Good luck! > > > Pawe? Loba writes: > > From: Pawe? Loba > > > > Hi: I just installed fedora on my system. Can you kindly remind me how to > > make this thing to talk to me, please? Of course, I used Bill's speakup > > enabled images for the installation. > > > > Thanks, > > Pawel. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >