From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from qmta09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net (qmta09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net [76.96.62.96]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id CADFEC1A2A8 for ; Thu, 5 Aug 2010 12:07:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from omta07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.59]) by qmta09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id qbL51e0011GhbT859g7nsj; Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:07:47 +0000 Received: from blackbox.hittsjunk.net ([71.207.180.251]) by omta07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id qg7m1e0095RqcKK3Tg7m7w; Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:07:47 +0000 Received: from kenny by blackbox.hittsjunk.net with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Oh33T-0006u9-LJ for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:12:27 -0500 Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:12:27 -0500 From: Kenny Hitt To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: debian testing no speech after new install Message-ID: <20100805161227.GA25779@hittsjunk.net> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <4C5AE5C2.22185.B5475@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4C5AE5C2.22185.B5475@localhost> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 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: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:07:46 -0000 Hi. After you login as root, have you tried running modprobe speakup_apollo My first guess is the module wasn't added to /etc/modules. If the modprobe command gets you speech, then you can figure out the problem without needing sighted help. Kenny On Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 04:24:34PM +0100, lists@barrettpianos.co.uk wrote: > Just installed debian testing from snapshot cd of 27th July. > > I got speech throughout the install and all seemed to go well. > > When booting for the first time after the install, I got no speech. > > I believe the system is booting correctly, as I can shut it down with > the halt command after logging in as root. > > I am using hardware speech with an apollo. > > So, anything I can try to get it talking and any one else had this > issue. > > When I get chance, will get someone to look for error messages but > if I can get it talking in the mean time, that would be good. > > Thanks > > Keith > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup