speakup 3.1.5.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1: speakup kernel module failed to build [fatal error: linux/serialP.h: No such file or directory]

[Jimmy Gibson]

 lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.10
Release: 12.10

 apt-cache policy speakup
speakup:
  Installed: 3.1.5.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 3.1.5.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 3.1.5.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubu

I'm trying to install speakup and get the following error message

The following NEW packages will be installed
  speakup
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/69.0 kB of archives.
After this operation, 434 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package speakup.
(Reading database ... 264599 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking speakup (from .../speakup_3.1.5.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Setting up speakup (3.1.5.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Loading new speakup-3.1.5.dfsg.1 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.5.0-41-generic
Building initial module for 3.5.0-41-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.5.0-41-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/speakup/3.1.5.dfsg.1/build/make.log for more information.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done

/var/lib/dkms/speakup/3.1.5.dfsg.1/build/make.log contains the following

DKMS make.log for speakup-3.1.5.dfsg.1 for kernel 3.5.0-41-generic (x86_64)
Wed Oct 9 10:12:28 BST 2013
make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd` `cat allmodule.mk`
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0-41-generic'
  LD /var/lib/dkms/speakup/3.1.5.dfsg.1/build/built-in.o
  CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/speakup/3.1.5.dfsg.1/build/speakup_acntsa.o
  CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/speakup/3.1.5.dfsg.1/build/speakup_acntpc.o
In file included from /var/lib/dkms/speakup/3.1.5.dfsg.1/build/speakup_acntpc.c:
33:0:
/var/lib/dkms/speakup/3.1.5.dfsg.1/build/serialio.h:7:57: fatal error: linux/ser
ialP.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
make[2]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/speakup/3.1.5.dfsg.1/build/speakup_acntpc.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/speakup/3.1.5.dfsg.1/build] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linu

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: speakup 3.1.5.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-41.64-generic 3.5.7.21
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-41-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.5.0-41-generic
Date: Wed Oct 9 10:12:32 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-11 (180 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 3.1.5.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1
SourcePackage: speakup
Title: speakup 3.1.5.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1: speakup kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Jimmy Gibson (jimmy-gibson)]

Hi,

Has there been any progress with this yet?

I have a visually impaired student who requires speakup urgently to support her studies.

As far as I can tell there are some header (and probably object) files missing from the kernel source package.

Regards

Jimmy