speakup on fedora?

Wed May 19 06:26:01 UTC 2004

service kudzu stop
chkconfig kudzu off
if you want to permanently stop it.

On Tue, 18 May 2004, hank wrote:

> how do I disable kudzu
> I am new to linux and I am finding getting this distro set up to be quite a
> chore
> thanks
> hank
> 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.
> "time is the fire in which we burn," Tollian Soran.
> "grudges aren't worth holding--One who holds them shows his self-weakness."
> Contact info:
> hank at hanksmith.net
> Email: Same as MSN.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Clower" <steve at steve-audio.net>
> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 6:13 AM
> Subject: Re: speakup on fedora?
> 
> 
> > If you're using a hardware synthesizer on one of your serial ports, you'll
> need to disable kudzu if you want Linux to speak from bootup. Otherwise,
> wait for the Gnome login beep, login, and open a console with CTRL+ALT+F1.
> You can then start speakup from there. I had this same problem with my
> Braille Lite, and this was the only reliable way to keep things working. You
> may also want to set your runlevel to 3 so you don't boot into Gnome every
> time you log on.
> >
> >
> > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
> >
> > On 5/17/2004 at 11:49 PM Roy Nickelson wrote:
> >
> > >hi,
> > >you need to press alt + control +f2 use the alt and control on the left
> of
> > >the spacebar.
> > >Roy
> > >
> > >  ----- Original Message -----
> > >  From: hank
> > >  To: Linux for blind general discussion
> > >  Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 11:44 PM
> > >  Subject: speakup on fedora?
> > >
> > >
> > >  hello
> > >  how do I get speak up speaking when fedora boots?
> > >  it isn't speaking at all
> > >  and the directions don't work on setting that up
> > >  Creating an INITRD
> > >
> > >  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
> > >  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
> > >  synthesizer keyword you provided back when you first started the
> > >installation.. But, ... well let's not go there!
> > >  List of 5 items
> > >  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.
> > >  2. Change to the directory that contains your new installation by
> typing:
> > >  cd /mnt/sysimage
> > >  3. Now, restrict your view to your installation by typing the following
> > >command. Notice that your prompt changes when you do this.
> > >  chroot .
> > >  4. Next, change directory one more time by typing:
> > >  cd /lib/modules
> > >  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}!
> > >  And, where we have {synth.keyword}, replace this text with the correct
> > >sSpeakup word for your speech synthesizer.
> > >  /sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-{tab} --with=speakup_{synth.keyword}
> > >{TAB}
> > >  list end
> > >
> > >  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:
> > >  List of 1 items
> > >  . /sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.4.22-2c.nptlspk2.img
> > >--with=speakup_acntsa 2.4.22-2c.nptlspk2
> > >  list end
> > >
> > >  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
> > >  completed this critical step in your installation process.
> > >
> > >  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.
> > >  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
> > >  handy feature that you'll never outgrow.
> > >
> > >  Killing First Boot To Insure Speakup Speaks
> > >
> > >  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
> > >  steps of the previous command when you issue this last, very critical
> > >command:
> > >  List of 1 items
> > >  . /sbin/chkconfig --level 2345 firstboot off
> > >  list end
> > >
> > >  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.
> > >  That's because of the graphical (and inaccessible) FirstBoot program
> Red
> > >Hat provides to help users define some important configuration settings,
> > >such
> > >  as creating users and identifying how this computer connects to the
> > >Internet. Unfortunately, FirstBoot launches before any consoles launch,
> so
> > >there is
> > >  absolutely nothing you can do as a blind user once FirstBoot is running
> > >either to work with FirstBoot or to get out of it.
> > >
> > >
> > >  I couldn't even get that portion to work
> > >  is there a easier way to fix this?
> > >  I all ready bootted the system
> > >  thanks
> > >  hank
> > >  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.
> > >  "time is the fire in which we burn," Tollian Soran.
> > >  "grudges aren't worth holding--One who holds them shows his
> > >self-weakness."
> > >  Contact info:
> > >  hank at hanksmith.net
> > >  Email: Same as MSN.
> > >
> > >
> >
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