From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from wb2flw.octothorp.org ([63.224.68.2]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18QF3f-0007vY-00 for ; Sun, 22 Dec 2002 17:58:55 -0500 Received: from wb2flw.octothorp.org (wb2flw.octothorp.org [127.0.0.1]) by wb2flw.octothorp.org (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id gBMMwYIM009304 for ; Sun, 22 Dec 2002 22:58:34 GMT Received: from localhost (wacker@localhost) by wb2flw.octothorp.org (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) with ESMTP id gBMMwYpg009299 for ; Sun, 22 Dec 2002 22:58:34 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: wb2flw.octothorp.org: wacker owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 15:58:34 -0700 (MST) From: "William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123" To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: correct keyboard selection. In-Reply-To: <005d01c2a910$c8956500$be00a8c0@default> Message-ID: References: <002301c2a85b$f1754540$98185a8c@CIOHSS17158> <005d01c2a910$c8956500$be00a8c0@default> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 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, Send me your phone number, or call me at the number at the top of this message. I can talk you through the installation procedure. The jacked up newt library makes it a bit tough, as you have found, but it has been done many times by lots of folks. HTH. Bill On Sat, 21 Dec 2002, Glenn Ervin wrote: > Hi Mark, > I am still trying to get RedHat installed as the installation program for > RedHat 8.0 does the same double speaking for me, with my dectalk > synthesizer. > It is impossible to know which choice you have made, and I have to fDisk a > hard drive to install Linux, and even the sighted assistance I have used is > not totally sure which drive is actually selected. > But the strange thing is that when I was using an install program from a > previous version of Linux, it spoke just fine with my synthesizer, but I was > unable to complete the install, as the install program did not match the > ISO's. > Perhaps it is the DECtalk synthesizer, and maybe we need to wait for someone > to re-compile the install program or the DECtalk portion of SpeakUp. > But your start up line seems correct: > Here is what works for me: > text speakup_synth=dectlk > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rew" > To: > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 1:13 PM > Subject: correct keyboard selection. > > > Hi group, > > Which keyboard do I need to select for RedHat version 8? I'm starting > SpeakUp > with the command: > text speakup_synth=DTLK > This command causes speakup to speak while I'm installing my Linux. But, > I'm > finding it difficult to know what menu selection I'm on, and I can not even > get into the fields for entering information such as IP address. I tried > selecting the "speakup" keyboard. I saw there was another speakup keyboard > I > think, "speakup lt." The hardware is a Pentium 2 CPU, and a Windows style > keyboard. > > Thanks for any suggestions. > Mark Rew > e-mail: mark.rew@noaa.gov > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >