From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cantata.rednote.net ([66.92.170.86]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1BKQ2Q-0001k1-00 for ; Sun, 02 May 2004 19:06:22 -0400 Received: from toccata.rednote.net (IDENT:r0UIyghQ83ayDihNcuBBhj9UVanXz9ul@toccata.rednote.net [66.92.170.85]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.11/8.12.11/Debian-4) with ESMTP id i42N6Fe8009496 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 2 May 2004 19:06:18 -0400 Received: from toccata.rednote.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by toccata.rednote.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i42MwhdW013279 for ; Sun, 2 May 2004 18:58:43 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by toccata.rednote.net (8.12.10/8.12.11/Submit) id i42MwhNc013277 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 2 May 2004 18:58:43 -0400 Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 18:58:43 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20040502225842.GG3849@rednote.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: sound card and Gnome X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 May 2004 23:06:23 -0000 What happens when you run sndconfig? Or, did you move to alsa per chance? What are the references to sound in your /etc/modules.conf? Are the sound drivers showing when you do lsmod? What does aumix -q give? Brian W writes: > Hello, > > I recently started with Linux - Fedora Core 1, and with help from Bill, I > am up and running with Speakup. After the installation, I ran sndconfig > and had sound working, but now it has stopped working. > > In the interim I have installed Pine, updated to the latest version of > Brltty, and poked around in Gnome - this last with sighted help that is no > longer available. I also ran the yum update utility. I have not > configured Brltty yet. > > I think the problem is with a change I made in Gnome, but am too new to > Linux to be sure of much of anything.) > > We enabled the sound server in the > preferences. (I think that is what they called it at least.) I was trying > to find information on configuring gnopernicus, and in > frustration at finding only reference materials, but no step by step > information, I was just poking around to see what I could break or make > work by accident. > > Well the only thing I have accomplished is to break the sound in the > console, where it used to work. > > I have disabled the graphical boot to see if there are any errors, but > there are not. I intend to change the default boot so it does not boot up > into Gnome, but I do not know if that will help. > > > I use Speakup with a DEC Talk Express. > > Any suggestions would be welcome. > (Well, most any suggestions...) > I should add that while I am new to Linux, I am not new to computers. > Unfortunately perhaps, the way I learn is by trial and error. once I break > it, I struggle until I fix it, and usually learn something in the process. > > Brian > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175