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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hello</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>how do I get speak up speaking when fedora
boots?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>it isn't speaking at all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and the directions don't work on setting that
up</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Creating an INITRD</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Follow these steps to create an initial ram disk
image for your installation. This is how we make Speakup speak while your
computer boots now that Speakup<BR>is modular. Of course, if we were smarter
people, we would have modified the installation scripts to do this for you
automatically based on the Speakup<BR>synthesizer keyword you provided back when
you first started the installation.. But, ... well let's not go there!<BR>List
of 5 items<BR>1. Switch to the second console by holding down the Alt key
and pressing theF2 key. When you release these you'll find that you're at a #
prompt.<BR>2. Change to the directory that contains your new installation
by typing:<BR>cd /mnt/sysimage<BR>3. Now, restrict your view to your
installation by typing the following command. Notice that your prompt changes
when you do this.<BR>chroot .<BR>4. Next, change directory one more time by
typing:<BR>cd /lib/modules<BR>5. Now, make a new initrd with Speakup by
issuing the following command. Where wis command has {TAB} you should press the
TAB key. Don't actually type {TAB}!<BR>And, where we have {synth.keyword},
replace this text with the correct sSpeakup word for your speech
synthesizer.<BR>/sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-{tab}
--with=speakup_{synth.keyword} {TAB}<BR>list end</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's an example of how this command looks for the
Accent SA speech synthesizer and the 2.4.22-2c.nptlspk2 Speakup Modified Fedora
Linux kernel:<BR>List of 1 items<BR>• /sbin/mkinitrd -v -f
/boot/initrd-2.4.22-2c.nptlspk2.img --with=speakup_acntsa
2.4.22-2c.nptlspk2<BR>list end</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Use your Speakup screen review commands to read up
the screen when this command completes. If you see references to your speech
synthesizer, you've correctly<BR>completed this critical step in your
installation process.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Notice, also, how we used the TAB key to fill out
that long and complicated Linux kernel designation for us. Not only do we save
some typing by using TAB.<BR>We also avoid critical errors. Remember this trick.
You can use it almost everywhere in Linux when issuing commands and when
specifying files. It's a very<BR>handy feature that you'll never
outgrow.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Killing First Boot To Insure Speakup
Speaks</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is one more very critical step to perform
before you boot your installation. Be sure you are still in the restricted view
obtained by the first three<BR>steps of the previous command when you issue this
last, very critical command:<BR>List of 1 items<BR>• /sbin/chkconfig
--level 2345 firstboot off<BR>list end</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you fail to do this step you will find that
Speakup suddenly stops speaking just when it seems you've finished booting your
new installation of Linux.<BR>That's because of the graphical (and inaccessible)
FirstBoot program Red Hat provides to help users define some important
configuration settings, such<BR>as creating users and identifying how this
computer connects to the Internet. Unfortunately, FirstBoot launches before any
consoles launch, so there is<BR>absolutely nothing you can do as a blind user
once FirstBoot is running either to work with FirstBoot or to get out of
it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I couldn't even get that portion to
work</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>is there a easier way to fix this?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I all ready bootted the system</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hank</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don't judge me because I'm blind. Judge me by
what's inside. if you judge me because I am blind, then it is you who is
blind.<BR>"time is the fire in which we burn," Tollian Soran.<BR>"grudges aren't
worth holding--One who holds them shows his self-weakness."<BR>Contact
info:<BR><A href="mailto:hank@hanksmith.net">hank@hanksmith.net</A><BR>Email:
Same as MSN.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>