From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 59D371C0B30; Thu, 14 May 2020 17:38:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from server2.shellworld.net (server2.shellworld.net [66.172.12.120]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 12CD21C0B1D for ; Thu, 14 May 2020 17:38:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by server2.shellworld.net (Postfix, from userid 1005) id 19F3A8C1522; Thu, 14 May 2020 21:37:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server2.shellworld.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 124068C003E for ; Thu, 14 May 2020 17:37:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 17:37:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Karen Lewellen To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: calling all dectalk users In-Reply-To: <20200514204058.GA6486@gregn.net> Message-ID: References: <20200514022100.GA6582@gregn.net> <20200514204058.GA6486@gregn.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 21:38:31 -0000 My goodness how complicated. I wonder how Linux users discover all these steps, if not on this list? Out of curiosity, the install would not find a dectalk connected via USB why exactly? On Thu, 14 May 2020, Gregory Nowak wrote: > You can also start with a dectalk by default in debian and most if not > all derivatives. At www.debian.org, follow the get debian > link. Probably the smallest image with speakup is the netinst iso > image. Grab that, and burn it to a CD, or write it out to a USB drive > using dd. More info on this process is in debian's documentation > section. > > Then boot your PC from either CD, or your uSB disk, depending on which > you created above. Once you hear a beep from your PC speaker, press > tab, space, and type speakup.synth=dectlk and press enter. > > This assumes your dectalk is connected to your first serial port. You > should then hear your dectalk asking you to select a language for the > installation. > > Since you probably don't plan to install debian, (though you are > welcome to of course) press alt+right arrow, followed by enter. > > You should now be at a command prompt, and able to echo commands to > /sys/accessibility/speakup/synth_direct, and see what your dectalk > sounds like. Hope that helps. > > Greg > > > On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 10:24:37AM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote: >> Well, I have a dectalk, but cannot install Linux or speakup because the >> Dectalk is not a default voice option. >> Just sharing in case you hear from no one else. > > > -- > web site: http://www.gregn.net > gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your contacts. > > -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >