From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from vms173005pub.verizon.net (vms173005pub.verizon.net [206.46.173.5]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24CDB1EF6AE for ; Mon, 3 Jun 2013 19:06:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.5.101] ([unknown] [96.233.16.186]) by vms173005.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0MNU0061LATWO380@vms173005.mailsrvcs.net> for speakup@linux-speakup.org; Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:05:56 -0500 (CDT) Message-id: <51AD2153.6000901@verizon.net> Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:05:55 -0400 From: Al Sten-Clanton User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130514 Thunderbird/17.0.6 MIME-version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: no speech in talkingArch cd References: <51AD0C92.7080205@verizon.net> <24DEC6102B804886AC1E082866F9B7F1@usere7d25fcd6c> In-reply-to: <24DEC6102B804886AC1E082866F9B7F1@usere7d25fcd6c> Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit 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: Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:06:03 -0000 That's good to know. Maybe I don't need it, either; I was just following the examples in the amixer manual as well as I could. Al On 06/03/2013 06:36 PM, Rob Hudson wrote: > My box has only one card in it so you don't eed the -c parameter. But > maybe I'll plug in my soundblaster and see if that works. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Sten-Clanton" > > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 4:37 PM > Subject: Re: no speech in talkingArch cd > > >> Greetings! >> >> I use a command like this for amixer, if memory serves: >> >> amixer -c 0 sset Master 100% >> >> I think the "-c 0" is for the soundcard to use. There may be another >> dash before "sset" (set with an extra s). I think I added "playback" >> after Master when I last did this. I think I also need to capitalize >> the M in Master. >> >> hth >> Al >> >> >> On 06/03/2013 05:21 PM, Rob Hudson wrote: >>> I ran the talking arch cd but I got no speech. I ran alsamixer and >>> hit m and up arrow a few times, tried >>> amixer set Master 100% >>> amixert set PCM 100% >>> amixer set Front 100% >>> I have a serial to usb adaptor so I even did >>> brltty -b al -d /dev/ttyUSB0 >>> nothing. >>> It does spin a lot and rumbles to itself, but nothing I did got any >>> reaction. >>> What else can I try? >>> The vinux cd's all booted fine here, so it's something about that >>> particular cd. This is 2012/11/something .iso of the arch cd. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >