2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

[Terrence van Ettinger]

Hello, all,
 	I have 2 questions regarding speakup.  First, I'm using speakup 
with festival and speech-dispatcher, and I occasionally get a sort of 
broken echo.  Is there a way to fix this?  Second, is there a way I can 
have speech-dispatcher and speechd-up start automatically with the 
computer?  I always have to do it manually after login.

Thanks,
Terrence

Re: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

[Littlefield, Tyler]

if you're using debian. this may not be the best way, but it works for me.
:)
cd /etc/init.d
pico
<commands here>
save as the name of script you want.
chmod ug+x script
update-rc.d defaults script 15
HTH,
Thanks,
~~TheCreator~~
[My programs don't have bugs; just randomly added features]
msn:
compgeek13@gmail.com
aim: st8amnd2005
skype: st8amnd127
vertigo head coder
web: tysdomain.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrence@terrencevak.net>
To: <Speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 11:12 PM
Subject: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically


> Hello, all,
>   I have 2 questions regarding speakup.  First, I'm using speakup
> with festival and speech-dispatcher, and I occasionally get a sort of
> broken echo.  Is there a way to fix this?  Second, is there a way I can
> have speech-dispatcher and speechd-up start automatically with the
> computer?  I always have to do it manually after login.
>
> Thanks,
> Terrence
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup

Re: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

[Terrence van Ettinger]

OK, I tried the update-rc.d route and ended up with a problem: neither 
speakup nor my X-window will work now.  I don't get speakup at start-up, 
and when X starts I get an error message that I can't read.  How can I fix 
this?  I'm using Yasr for the moment, but really prefer speakup.

Thanks,
Terrence

Re: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

[Jan Buchal]

>>>>> "TvE" == Terrence van Ettinger <terrence@terrencevak.net> writes:

    TvE> OK, I tried the update-rc.d route and ended up with a problem:
    TvE> neither speakup nor my X-window will work now. I don't get
    TvE> speakup at start-up, and when X starts I get an error message
    TvE> that I can't read. How can I fix this? I'm using Yasr for the
    TvE> moment, but really prefer speakup.
Hello,

I don't know if you have the same trouble but if I load speakup module
automaticaly then modprobe freeze and is necesary kill it. So for this I
have script in /etc/init.d/ which seems so:

#!/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
case "$1" in
  start)
mplayer -quiet -af volume=-20:0 /usr/share/sounds/sound-icons/trumpet-12.wav 

modprobe speakup_sftsyn &
sleep 1
killall modprobe
sleep 1
modprobe speakup_sftsyn
sleep 1
/usr/bin/speechd-up -c iso-8859-2

echo 6 >/proc/speakup/pitch
echo 9 >/proc/speakup/rate
	;;
  stop)
killall speechd-up
rmmod speakup_sftsyn
rmmod speakupmain
;;
esac

exit 0

You can start and stop it with /etc/init.d/script start/stop

Best


-- 

Jan Buchal
Tel: (00420) 24 24 86 008
Mob: (00420) 608023021

Re: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

[Hermann]

Hi,
provided Speech-dispatcher starts at system startup and also the Festival
server, I think the easiest way to start Speakup is to pu the following in
/etc/modules
speakup_sftsyn
I do it this way and there's no need for any scripts.
If you cannot start Speakup manually without error messages, you should
solve this first.
Hermann

Re: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

[Jan Buchal]

>>>>> "H" == Hermann  <steppenwolf2@onlinehome.de> writes:

    H> Hi, provided Speech-dispatcher starts at system startup and also
    H> the Festival server, I think the easiest way to start Speakup is
    H> to pu the following in /etc/modules speakup_sftsyn I do it this
    H> way and there's no need for any scripts. If you cannot start
    H> Speakup manually without error messages, you should solve this
    H> first.
Yes, that's true, however nobody solve it. In Debian, if you manually load
the speakup module how I wrote is necessary kill modprobe, second
loading is OK already. this situation is half year. I don't know why and
if I asked nobody knows a solution.

Best


-- 

Jan Buchal
Tel: (00420) 24 24 86 008
Mob: (00420) 608023021

Re: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

[Hermann]

I use Ubuntu Feisty and never had any difficaulties to load the
speakup_sftsyn module.
Hermann

Re: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

[Jan Buchal]

>>>>> "H" == Hermann  <steppenwolf2@onlinehome.de> writes:

    H> I use Ubuntu Feisty and never had any difficaulties to load the
    H> speakup_sftsyn module.
I believe. Do you use speakupmain as module or is direct in kernel?

Best

-- 

Jan Buchal
Tel: (00420) 24 24 86 008
Mob: (00420) 608023021

Re: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

[Hermann]

Hello Jan,
I don't know what you exactly mean, but I think speakup_main is loaded as
well. In /etc/modules I explicitly load speakup_sftsyn. I'll check that as
soon as I'm back into Linux.
Hermann

Re: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

[Hermann]

Hello Jan,
speakup_main and speakup_sftsyn are both loaded, and speakup_main is 
connected to speakup_sftsyn. I guess that's exactly as it has to be.
Hermann

Re: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

[Zachary Kline]

Hello,
    While I realize that there may very well be some bennefit to compiling 
the Speakup system as a module, I use it directly in kernel because it 
doesn't cause trouble and because I know I'm likely the only person who will 
ever use the machine, and I'll always want Speakup.  Granted, I have a 
Dectalk Express, but still...
Thanks,
Zack.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hermann" <steppenwolf2@onlinehome.de>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically


> Hello Jan,
> speakup_main and speakup_sftsyn are both loaded, and speakup_main is
> connected to speakup_sftsyn. I guess that's exactly as it has to be.
> Hermann
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 

Re: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

[Terrence van Ettinger]

I'm using Edgy myself, and before I tried the update-rc.d method with the 
startup script that someone suggested, I could start speakup manually with 
no problems.  It's only been since I put that script in that I've been 
unable to run either Gnome *OR* Speakup.  Gnome gives me a lovely (NOT) 
printed error message that I can't even read, and speakup doesn't start 
automatically or manually.  I tried deleting the script I'd created with 
the speech-dispatcher and speechd-up commands in it, but I'm still getting 
the same error.

Terrence

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007, Hermann wrote:

> I use Ubuntu Feisty and never had any difficaulties to load the
> speakup_sftsyn module.
> Hermann
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>
>

Re: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically

[Littlefield, Tyler]

if you're using debian. this may not be the best way, but it works for me.
:)
cd /etc/init.d
pico
<commands here>
save as the name of script you want.
chmod ug+x script
update-rc.d defaults script 15
HTH,
Thanks,
~~TheCreator~~
[My programs don't have bugs; just randomly added features]
msn:
compgeek13@gmail.com
aim: st8amnd2005
skype: st8amnd127
vertigo head coder
web: tysdomain.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrence@terrencevak.net>
To: <Speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 11:12 PM
Subject: 2 questions: "echo" and starting automatically


> Hello, all,
>   I have 2 questions regarding speakup.  First, I'm using speakup
> with festival and speech-dispatcher, and I occasionally get a sort of
> broken echo.  Is there a way to fix this?  Second, is there a way I can
> have speech-dispatcher and speechd-up start automatically with the
> computer?  I always have to do it manually after login.
>
> Thanks,
> Terrence
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup