Re: Debian and SpeakUp

On Sat, 2006-02-11 at 22:27 -0600, Glenn at home wrote:
> Hello Shaun & all,
> Yes, there is a Debian package with SpeakUp on it.
> Now for a couple more questions.
> What does it take for any Debian Distro to work on a Game Cube?
> Can I just get Debian, and install it on a mini CD, or mini DVD (if such a 
> thing exists), and run it?

While this is possible the only easy to follow instructions assume that
you have a network adapter (for Game Cube this is called a broadband
adapter or BBA) and a PC to serve a filesystem to it.

If you have a Linux PC in your house try:

http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/Setting_up_GC-Linux_with_NFS

Otherwise:

http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/Setting_up_GC-Linux_with_NBD-root

Note: if memory serves both these Debian images are Debian Woody so very
early on you probably want to run apt-get update; apt-get upgrade to
switch to Debian sarge.

> Also, is there a port that can work as a serial port, in the event I wish to 
> use my external speech synthesizer?

Not really. While the GC has expansion ports there are proprietary and
for simple reasons of economics (rather than technology) there is not
that much you can plug into them.

-- 
Daniel Thompson (Merlin) <[email protected]>
signature.asc? http://www.redfelineninja.dsl.pipex.com/signature.html

Did Sigmund's wife wear Freudian slips?

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQBD7y2vrr8Ifkjg/MwRAuvpAJ4q+gRIYnNFIQvkxk6fm8srrlYEwgCgqk1R
BVTPi5YqMY1WgeB1ZsH27Ys=
=DEVO
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----