speakup on fedora?

Wed May 19 16:36:08 UTC 2004

So, what I am understanding is that in order to have speech with linux
I'll need an external synthesizer?

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[mailto:blinux-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Clower
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 9:14 AM
To: Linux for blind general discussion
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.

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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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