From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from apollo.csir.co.za (mx-4.csir.co.za [146.64.10.99]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A58210A2D for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 08:19:17 -0400 (EDT) X-CSIR-MailScanner-Watermark: 1216124343.80985@21xet8GPvEJnOpjc5zUpsQ Received: from localhost.localdomain ([146.64.19.125]) by apollo.csir.co.za (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m68CJ33X031465 for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:19:03 +0200 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m68CHfZH028001 for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:17:41 +0200 Received: from localhost (wvdwalt@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id m68CHfcq027984 for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:17:41 +0200 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: wvdwalt owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:17:41 +0200 (SAST) From: Willem van der Walt X-X-Sender: wvdwalt@localhost.localdomain To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: getting started with speakup out of git In-Reply-To: <20080708115814.GA3561@debian-hp.lan> Message-ID: References: <20080708115814.GA3561@debian-hp.lan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-CSIR-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: m68CJ33X031465 X-CSIR-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-CSIR-MailScanner-SpamScore: s X-CSIR-MailScanner-From: wvdwalt@csir.co.za X-Spam-Status: No X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.10 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: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:19:18 -0000 Not sure I'll answer all of your questions, but I would say to start the synth in the kernel you should echo the correct name to /sys/speakup/modules/parameters/synth_name or whatever the correct new path is. There are many ways of starting modules automaticly on startup. Distributions usually have a /etc/modules.conf or modprobe.conf file where it can be done. What I use specificly for speech is the rc.local file. Just put your modprobe in their. On Tue, 8 Jul 2008, Daniel Dalton wrote: > Hi, > > I applied speakup to a kernel out of debian sid (2.6.25-6) I believe it > was. > > First, uname -a only says 2.6.25 it doesn't mention -6. But here are my > speakup problems: > > - Using speechd-up (soft synth) I get crashes every 5 minutes or so. > - When speakup is talking away numpad enter doesn't shut it up. I must > do insert numpad enter and then turn it back on. > - Sometimes speakup won't respond, eg. in mutt and I must kill > speechd-up to shut it up and then restart speechd-up to get speakup > going again. > Anyone know how I can fix these? > > The next thing I was wondering: How do I load synths that are built in > the kernel? eg. not modules? > And just out of curiosity, how would one start a synth built as a module > automatically? > So at boot up say just before the log in screen? > > Thanks for any help, > > -- > Daniel Dalton > > http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard. The full disclaimer details can be found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support.