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From: Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt@csir.co.za>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: Testing a synthesizer
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:39:49 +0200 (SAST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0908121537030.17716@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3D8F4923-3BA6-4B43-B40E-3B7DD4205F35@gmail.com>

Try using setserial to first setup your serial port.
Also check that /dev/ttyS0 is actually the port you want to address.
Check dmesg output or /var/log/messages for info on what the correct port 
might be.
This is general, I do not have that synthesizer, but have done such 
testing using others.
HtH, Willem


On Wed, 12 Aug 2009, james collins wrote:

> I tried this command at the command line. When I ran it my cursor moved down a
> line and I was able to type words and then I would hit return, but my
> doubletalk wouldn't talk. I am trying to test my doubletalk synthesizer. I
> bought a USB to serial adaptor cable, I am using it with a doubletalk speech
> synthesizer. Just wondering why I can't get my doubletalk to talk? Any help
> would be appreciated.
> 
> The command would be:
> 
> echo "text" > /dev/ttyS0
> 
> ...but the hal daemon might get in the way.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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           ` james collins
             ` Willem van der Walt
           ` Cheryl Homiak
             ` james collins
               ` Gene Collins
               ` Cheryl Homiak
             ` james collins
               ` Cheryl Homiak
                 ` james collins
                   ` Gene Collins
                     ` james collins
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                   ` Cheryl Homiak
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