From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 14BAB1EF24B; Sun, 23 Aug 2015 14:17:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: from speakup.octothorp.org (speakup.octothorp.org [IPv6:2600:3c00::f03c:91ff:fe56:a64]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C33C91EF236 for ; Sun, 23 Aug 2015 14:17:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail0131.smtp25.com (mail0131.smtp25.com [75.126.84.131]) by speakup.octothorp.org (8.15.2/8.15.1) with ESMTPS id t7NIH8Ec003239 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Sun, 23 Aug 2015 18:17:50 GMT Received: from ccs.covici.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ccs.covici.com (8.14.9/8.14.8) with ESMTP id t7NIExOI003944 for ; Sun, 23 Aug 2015 14:14:59 -0400 From: covici@ccs.covici.com To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: VMware Debian8 and speakup In-reply-to: <4FA00776-BA1E-4B10-A205-624A9E84F69E@gmail.com> References: <000201d0dcff$01a6e370$04f4aa50$@gmail.com> <4FA00776-BA1E-4B10-A205-624A9E84F69E@gmail.com> Comments: In-reply-to Erik Heil message dated "Sun, 23 Aug 2015 14:03:49 -0400." X-Mailer: MH-E 8.5; nmh 1.6; GNU Emacs 23.4.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <3942.1440353699.1@ccs.covici.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2015 14:14:59 -0400 Message-ID: <3943.1440353699@ccs.covici.com> X-SpamH-OriginatingIP: 70.109.53.110 X-SpamH-Filter: d-out-001.smtp25.com-t7NIExUJ024615 X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list 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, 23 Aug 2015 18:17:54 -0000 Ok, can you verify you have sound in your vm, I have a linux vm with workstation 11, not using Debian, but I get sound and speakup and espeak and all the goodies. I am using this on a Linux host, but I think it would work on a windows host as well. I wonder if your sound is muted, for some reason. If you are using alsa, try setting Master to 100% and see what happens, or if you have another computer, use a null modem cable and hook them together and use that as the console. Erik Heil wrote: > Hello there, well, I can tell you this, you're not the only person exper= iencing this problem. However, I can tell you, I have experienced this exa= ct same problem under VMware. What I can tell you is that it is definitely= not related to VMware version 11, because the same exact conditions happe= n in VMware nine. A friend of mine told me that it may be related to how V= Mware workstation is handling the audio device. However, I have absolutely= no way to verify this unfortunately like you, there's not a lighter side = assistance near me, but, I can tell you this. The login is actually occurr= ing without any problem. Also, we also know that the PC speaker is enabled= . Because, you can press backspace, and you can tell that you are in a con= sole log in. I also tried to install why ASR, thinking that it may be rela= ted to speak up. However, there doesn't seem to be any audio in the new VM= . I can tell though that the VM actually does have a sound card, and other= devices. Sorry I could not be more helpful, but just want to tell you wha= t I am experiencing here. = > = > Sent from my iPhone > = > > On Aug 22, 2015, at 1:21 PM, wro= te: > > = > > I know from reading earlier threads that some mention of this problem = has > > been made. > > However since I wanted to get a fresh start on solving the problem I h= ope > > that a new message will keep it focused. > > I first took a working VM of Debian Wheezy 32 bit and did an update, t= hen > > upgrade. > > After that I followed instructions on how to upgrade to Debian Jessie. > > All seemed to go well. > > However on the last reboot suddenly no speakup. > > I checked with a sighted friend and the login screen was there and I c= ould > > login but no speakup. > > So I decided to start a new VM and I tried both Jesse 32 and 64 bit ve= rsions > > from the 8.1.0 iso dvd1. > > Installer talked perfectly through the entire process. > > First reboot, no speakup. > > Login worked but still no speakup. > > So since it is a VM I tried several more times with both versions chan= ging > > things like desktop and various servers in the software selection area= . > > Nothing mattered. > > No speakup after reboot to installed machine. > > I am not even close to being able to compile or debug. I can't do more= than > > follow a careful string of instructions. > > Without any speech in the new VM I really can't do anything at all and > > sighted help is not usually available. > > So what and how can I figure out what is wrong with speakup in a brand= new > > VM. > > Settings for the VM include 1024MB ram, standard VM scsi virtual contr= oller, > > defaults for network and sound as well as display. > > The VMware version is 11.2.x. > > Since the exact same settings in my old Wheezy VM worked I have no ide= a what > > is going wrong. > > I have however had problems now and then when building a new VM under = Wheezy > > both 32 and 64 from the DVD iso images. > > Changing a software selection seemed to fix it and I never pin-pointed= which > > package was toasting speakup. > > So bottom line, why is Debian 8.1.0 in a VM failing to have working sp= eakup > > after install completes? > > What info can I provide to help define the problem? > > How can I fix it? > > tnx > > = > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- = Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici@ccs.covici.com