From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from linserver.gregn.net (linserver.gregn.net [IPv6:2001:470:d:6c5::1]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EF3531EF088 for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2013 17:50:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by linserver.gregn.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 1728C44073; Thu, 7 Feb 2013 15:50:49 -0700 (MST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=gregn.net; s=default; t=1360277450; bh=Iiobb/MLOLw3it3xzAfvoZJbLciUV2SaCp5aJ4Vgy/o=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:In-Reply-To; b=ME4eA3wEqF94Fx22g39KGy6YAGP0m+Zlwb0m7Cfh1LVybUtyncfzxHNowXf2+m6kZ vrQaUi8T1ypbAaDfz4TUsCjRUXZ86k1JI18CfDGIiMOI27UuejL9vHoDfOcq2hQz+4 qjkiv8UVW1/+dH4Hs2Eewjw9Fb806yvToP56FqFs= Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 15:50:49 -0700 From: Gregory Nowak To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: creating a speakup cli cd Message-ID: <20130207225049.GA29893@gregn.net> References: <51120F03.10804@baechler.net> <5112722B.8090903@math.wisc.edu> <511359D2.4070908@baechler.net> <4749D7DE-0750-4789-9EBE-BA26F16D8582@math.wisc.edu> <5113FBD2.80609@durango.net> <384f19bf-8f64-4597-aeba-79cbefef2c55@default> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <384f19bf-8f64-4597-aeba-79cbefef2c55@default> X-PGP-Key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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, 07 Feb 2013 22:50:56 -0000 It seems in most cases that espeakup/espeak still works even though it says the jack server couldn't be started. Are you saying you aren't getting speech when you modprobe speakup_soft, and start espeakup by hand? If so, then have you tried doing: invoke-rc.d espeakup start after modprobe speakup_soft, instead of starting espeakup directly by hand? Greg On Thu, Feb 07, 2013 at 11:22:16AM -0800, Don Raikes wrote: > Vinux is still in production at: > > http://www.vinux-project.org > > They are working on getting ubuntu precise to work better for the visually impaired. > > As for debian, I got squeeze installed and installed espeakup nad Speakup-tools, but can't get Speakup to start. > > After boot and login, I run: > > Modprobe Speakup_soft > Espeakup > > But I keep being told that the jack server is not started. So far I haven't found any information about how to start it. > > Unfortunately, I am discovering that squeeze doesn't include a couple of the packages I need for my livecd like dc3dd and the latest ewf-tools. > -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/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