From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 6A8A41EFE2C; Sat, 6 Aug 2016 09:50:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail-qk0-x235.google.com (mail-qk0-x235.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c09::235]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 147141EFE27 for ; Sat, 6 Aug 2016 09:50:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail-qk0-x235.google.com with SMTP id t7so10804493qkh.0 for ; Sat, 06 Aug 2016 06:50:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:message-id:references :user-agent:mime-version; bh=gMS3JAhNkcyAkFAAUZza1tSZEM15nqH9G8fGLPYLvXA=; b=Ow5LxdTX9LJao1PtN8VCCqi3ACjT3/m56Un6h21unMrcgUNr5A/qwSnIC2qXbV4yTJ gdL+dKqwfC/jp4r+g9uDcrMa+2WriXB7/w0qudliLLDVrIXoXloxOkp5GX3dAArnsGqu cBjLhzLDmQxxLgmvmNrYb5vEbO4YtV0osKDYeF9XS16V0dvLT91bZ2Gn18rlezVS4dzL PqWvNRYbKwjC9DReBeA+/SypPuk7u7/cKzeMsBOkWPDFdm77vldv8pTUikjK+oh9uEA5 7igy3eFr4t0uk8tkZvp5fC2GGf0XuhIit42ics0qaPI7Hb2quFyOFCLTI7sfxb63koXQ L1XA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:message-id :references:user-agent:mime-version; bh=gMS3JAhNkcyAkFAAUZza1tSZEM15nqH9G8fGLPYLvXA=; b=PS9Qqyl3zI5oAHiMg6ZQp2zVo5AZ2wArYbh0GLJJLyxdzIqC7X8vO6+4cS7+0UMxiy INVrFXu2/FOwCRA6YBuTobqzP4Z/aFJhaePTi92jnUovWvvpD1NDv/vt/BrqW/p+fNPb 3Dzp3iPHt5P1/jwGAPW9yJYqDf7HdaWRfxdujPUgAKLx4efh9+nZN0fmHd9n0lZLXlQd D4Ljk9ln0L5X6jNQvdiF05qem6ULUk3OSS1I7+uGDppC5fA0U9lOEodElpxCEGegJk1y XuobBBDBccxyv9Z6fWfphGRepEKlr9xGfwQpe5PFfa3OJwwwC1yNmvKBStpfoYsGgzQy k0Bg== X-Gm-Message-State: AEkoouuI0PLJg322PbqQc43IdKnZ2mpPLi3phTc0S7DBzOosn6HZFGrxkWSGgTAhrbiGZA== X-Received: by 10.55.139.4 with SMTP id n4mr19078241qkd.161.1470491404511; Sat, 06 Aug 2016 06:50:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ds-mac-mini.home (pool-74-98-213-34.pitbpa.fios.verizon.net. [74.98.213.34]) by smtp.googlemail.com with ESMTPSA id m62sm466549qke.13.2016.08.06.06.50.03 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sat, 06 Aug 2016 06:50:03 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2016 09:50:01 -0400 (EDT) From: "-dan d." X-X-Sender: dandunfee@ds-mac-mini.home To: Tony Baechler cc: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Talking bootloader In-Reply-To: <1c19fa6c-5233-97df-b79b-2444d2ca561f@baechler.net> Message-ID: References: <1c19fa6c-5233-97df-b79b-2444d2ca561f@baechler.net> User-Agent: Alpine 2.20 (OSX 67 2015-01-07) 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: 2.1.22 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: Sat, 06 Aug 2016 13:50:06 -0000 Tony, Yes, please send it and any other info you think helpful in making it work.. Thanks. On Sat, 6 Aug 2016, Tony Baechler wrote: > Yes, grub can do this. I can send my /etc/default/grub if you need it. > Basically you tell it to send the output to a serial console. I've verified > that it works here with my DECtalk Express. I'm talking about grub2, not > grub-legacy. Also, lilo can do this. > > On 8/6/2016 4:39 AM, -dan d. wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> Is there such a thing as a talking bootloader? >> >> I know grub can be made to make sounds but I need speech. >> >> Can a bootloader be made to send a text string to a serial port with a >> speech synth attached for it to be spoken? I have a doubletalk. >> >> Thanks. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@linux-speakup.org >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > Tony Baechler, founder, Baechler Access Technology Services > Putting accessibility at the forefront of technology > mailto:bats@batsupport.com > Phone: 1-619-746-8310 SMS text: 1-619-375-2545 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > XB