speakup on fedora?

Stephen Clower steve at steve-audio.net
Wed May 19 22:07:38 UTC 2004


Initially, yes, but once it's installed you can go to software speech if you wish.


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On 5/19/2004 at 12:36 PM Fred Carter wrote:

>So, what I am understanding is that in order to have speech with linux
>I'll need an external synthesizer?
>
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>Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 9:14 AM
>To: Linux for blind general discussion
>Subject: Re: speakup on fedora?
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>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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