[Grml] Customizing GRML to start speech as early as possible

[Michael Prokop]

Hi John,

* John G. Heim [Tue May 06, 2025 at 08:11:14PM -0500]:

> First thing, I want to say, I am really fond of GRML because of it's
> accessibility features. As  the Manager of High Performance Computing at the
> Math Department of the University of Wisconsin, I was responsible for a
> beowulf cluster of 6 to 8 small super computers and about 100 Linux
> desktops. GRML saved my bacon many times. However, I do have a dream. I
> would like  to building a bootable ISO that starts speech automatically
> during boot.
> 
> To start speakup, you have to load a kernel module, speakup_soft. Then you
> have to run a program, espeakup. I know it is possible to configure that in
> an initrd file. But I have no idea how to go about doing it with GRML.
> 
> Any idea would be most greatly appreciated.

I like your idea and feature request, and have your latest mail with
subject "Loading a kernel module at boot?" flagged as important in
my mailbox. I just haven't the opportunity yet to look into it.

We've had a swspeak boot option in the past, but as nobody was
using/testing that, it got dropped several years ago. But if we know
that there are users out there who make actual usage of it, we
should change that. :)

We'll figure something out and keep you in the loop! :)

regards
-mika-
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