Hi,
I got a cheap Dectalk Express from Ebay and it works well with GRML.
However, Vinux http://www.vinux.org.uk may be a better alternative, it is based on Ubuntu, and has both console and GUI screen readers in-place.
It is on the todo list to try it out.
Andrew.
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From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Shugart
Sent: 24 May 2009 04:41
To: Blind sysadmins list
Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] accessible live CD's
Actually that's Dectalk Express, Dectalk PC is the internal card.
I've used GRML to do disk wipes of machines we were giving away. I got the software speech to work relatively easy, you enter a code at the boot screen, then another command when it starts up. You get no prompt at the boot screen, but if I remember right you get a sound when its at the command prompt for you to enter the second command. Also, I got GRML to work with my Logitek USB headset once on a machine with no sound card, if I remember it just autodetected it. I'd honestly recommend this over an external synth, as USB ports are more common than serial ports. The Logitek USB headset has never had a problem coming up on Windows and as I said on GRML, I've not tried Ubuntu but I'd be surprised if it didn't work.
Ryan
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From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 9:09 PM
To: dave.mehler@gmail.com; Blind sysadmins list
Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] accessible live CD's
Might not help but always check Ebay. I bought a Dectalk PC there once for
$50. (I think it's dectalk PC the one with the serial cable and it
recharges, says Dec Talk in big Braille letters on the side)
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From: "Dave"
Hello, I'm looking for either a pre-made or a howto on how to compile a live CD Linux distribution unimportant so i can drop it in a computer, boot, and have speech, for diagnostic purposes, hardware analysis, and also to have access to custom software such as a system imaging util. Anyone know of something similar? I'm looking for something to replace ghost and it's ghostcast server for the imaging part and something that will talk when a windows machine won't boot so i can troubleshoot it. Thanks. Dave.
David Mehler (MCSA 2003, MCP, Network+, A+) dave.mehler@gmail.com
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