From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx-4.csir.co.za ([146.64.10.99] helo=apollo.csir.co.za) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1IJVmh-0008Hr-00 for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:48:15 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain ([146.64.19.125]) by apollo.csir.co.za (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l7AEltYk026665 for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:47:55 +0200 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l7AEn9p9027941 for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:49:09 +0200 Received: from localhost (wvdwalt@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id l7AEn9SE027936 for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:49:09 +0200 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: wvdwalt owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:49:09 +0200 (SAST) From: Willem van der Walt X-X-Sender: wvdwalt@localhost.localdomain To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: running speakup and software synth In-Reply-To: <01ca01c7db57$8718b6d0$4ba65c90@vv507j> Message-ID: References: <2D8A572740994FDF88736AB8979FA95F@churstPC><002001c7db18$6abfc800$bdd76541@tdsportable> <01ca01c7db57$8718b6d0$4ba65c90@vv507j> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-CSIR-MailScanner-Information: Please contact sys-admin at csir dot co dot za for more information X-CSIR-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-CSIR-MailScanner-SpamScore: ss X-MailScanner-From: wvdwalt@csir.co.za X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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, 10 Aug 2007 14:48:16 -0000 Hi, Codi, do you not already run Ubuntu with orca? If so, Just make sure that you have speech-dispatcher installed from a gnom terminal. For speakup to work you need speech-dispatcher, a synth like espeak, speech_dup and the speakup stuff which is already in the kernel. To activate speakup when you use software speech, you do not run speakup, but speechd_up. You can run speechd_up once you know that speech-dispatcher is running. You can do all of this from a gnome terminal except running speechd_up which you do from the console. HTH, Willem On Fri, 10 Aug 2007, John Heim wrote: > Well, getting back to your original question, can you give the debian > installer disk parms to boot into software speech? No. You'll need a > hardware synth to install from the debian installation CD. > > It is possible to install debian linux via software speech. What you need to > do is: > 1. Boot a live distro with speech like grml or knoppix or oralux (or maybe > ubuntu) > 2. Manually partition your disk. You'd probably use fdisk for this although > different live distros might have different partitioners. > 3. Transfer the base system to your hard drive via debootstrap > 4. chroot to the new system > 5. Install a kernel > 6. Reboot > > Obviously, each step above is quite a bit more detailed than that. But you > can find documentation on manually installing debian via google, If you > google for terms like debootstrap, chroot, ffdisk, you will probably find > them. > > If you don't have a hardware synth, another thing you can do is install via > a serial console. You'll need a special cable for that but it costs only a > few bucks. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cody Hurst" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 4:53 AM > Subject: Re: running speakup and software synth > > > > That's vague. If I boot my debian disk I won't have speechd-up nor will I > > have speech dispatcher, so again, does a debian bootable isntall disk have > > software speech already on the disk or will I have to get a hardware synth > > to install. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Littlefield, Tyler" > > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 11:33 PM > > Subject: Re: running speakup and software synth > > > > > >> you can use an installer, but you'll have to debootstrap. > >> just get speechd-up and speechd-dispatcher I think. and read some docs > >> and > >> configure, and you're good to go. > >> Thanks, > >> Tyler Littlefield. > >> Vertigo head coder > >> "My programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features." > >> msn: compgeek134@hotmail.com > >> email: compgeek13@gmail.com > >> aim: st8amnd2005 > >> skype: st8amnd127 > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Cody Hurst" > >> To: > >> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 3:29 AM > >> Subject: running speakup and software synth > >> > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> So I hear speakup will work with a software synth like festival. Is > >>> there > >>> a way I can grab a debian installer and type in a command at the boot > >>> prompt and have speakup come up running festival or some software synth? > >>> If so, what should I type and what site should I go to to get the debian > >>> install disk > >>> > >>> Cody > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright, terms and conditions and e-mail legal notice. 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