I have been trying to install grml_2009.05.iso on a Dell Enspiron laptop from the 2002 era. This computer does work as it does have the last edition of oralux on it with speakup. The speech and Ethernet functions work fine but such things as sound recording and serial communications do not work so I have been hoping that a newer distribution would bring more systems to life. I downloaded grml_2009.05.iso and did the following:
Boot the CDROM and wait for things to settle down. type swspeak=espeak and hit Enter. Nothing.
I had a sighted person watch and the first thing to hit the screen is a picture of a keyboard and the boot prompt. If I then type swspeak=espeak or swspeak=speechd, the screen goes black and the CDROM drive runs for a few more seconds and then nothing.
Am I forgetting something, possibly an en cantation over a frog killed in the first quarter of the Moon or what?
I even downloaded the medium image and tried it with the same results. Does the medium ISO image contain any software speech?
I did get a 2-year-old grml live CD to talk, but it began spelling any time one tried to go in to the installation routine so so much for that.
Any other suggestions as to what to try or do I have some part of the procedure wrong?
Many thanks.
Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK Systems Engineer OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group