From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from linserver.romuald.net.eu.org ([63.228.150.209]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1I0MuI-0000Zl-00 for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:28:58 -0400 Received: (qmail 16836 invoked by uid 1000); 18 Jun 2007 12:28:26 -0700 Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:28:26 -0700 From: Gregory Nowak To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Problems with Software Speech Message-ID: <20070618192826.GB16725@localhost.localdomain> References: <7E46937879814D8CBFB7CDA77A3B22B8@Michelle> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7E46937879814D8CBFB7CDA77A3B22B8@Michelle> X-PGP-Key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:28:58 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 It seems you may be running into a similar problem which I reported happens when switching synths with the doubletalk pc driver built into the kernel, and set as the default. Try starting the system with none as the default synth, and then loading software speech, starting with the sftsyn module. If that works like it's supposed to, then it looks like the ltlk driver has issues as well. Greg On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 03:21:19PM -0400, ace wrote: > Hi all > > I just spent the last two weeks building a LFS system then installing > necessary packages from the BLFS book. Now, I am to the point of installing > software speech. Speech-Dispatcher is installed, as is Speechd-Up. Espeak > is my synth of choice. I also setup my kernel to compile sftsyn as a > module. In the default synth field in the kernel, though, I have ltlk as > that is my primary synth. I have verified that Speech-Dispatcher and > Speechd-up are working because I performed the speechd-up probe test and it > was spoken. The problem happens when I do modprobe speakup_sftsyn. The > system simply freezes; no speech, no beeps, nothing. In fact, I'm forced to > restart forcefully with the ower button. Where should I look to find > whatever error may be occurring? If I need to get sighted assistance, > that's not a problem. > > Thanks, > Robby > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) - -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGdtza7s9z/XlyUyARAowVAJsG+gI++/HpsVLhbDvQDfHsLexjngCfUbHz f42LsQPVqBrB0CYymgbaDxc= =Bcwz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----