From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu (mta1.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.194]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99E8CC1A0AF for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:55:57 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mta1.math.wisc.edu Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mta1.math.wisc.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id eV0eXVPA5h1B for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:55:58 -0600 (CST) Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D24C3E0083 for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:55:57 -0600 (CST) Received: from ulam.math.wisc.edu (ulam.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.245]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:55:57 -0600 (CST) Received: from vv507j (vv507j.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.19]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ulam.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 457F82BDAE for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:55:57 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: From: "John G. Heim" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <2A96250C887649C8B9519D9571BAB420@math.wisc.edu> <31BF08ECB96C4D12AB288CE6D383096D@ownercb76d9f6c> Subject: Re: testing grml Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:56:50 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:55:57 -0000 I never found a script that worked. I downloaded a couple and they messed up my machine worse than doing without. Looking at the code, I can't figure out what they are trying to do. Its not that I don't understand the code, I don't get what its trying to do. So I may write one myself that makes more sense to me. Anyway, I had to learn about amixer but its not as intimidating as it seems at first. I figured out that on all the machines I've tried grml on so far, you get at least some sound by typing in three amixer commands: amixer set Master unmute amixer set Front unmute amixer set PCM unmute Then you have to type in two more commands to get software speech: modprobe speakup_soft espeakup So its not exactly the easiest thing in the world to get software speech on the latest grml release candidate. But there's a fix for the muted sound card in the pipeline and I think it will be included in the next official release. I think I am going to ask them to put speakup_soft in /etc/modules so all you will have to do to get speech is type 'espeakup' after booting is finished. I have been a little reluctant to push them too hard because I don't want to seem ungrateful. They actually have been great. They added the brltty and espeakup packages and they added beeps at startup and when the boot is done. They enabled the serial console so you can get boot messages via a terminal emulator. And, of course, the speakup modules are included. I usually keep a vinux CD around but most of the time, when I need to boot off a CD I use grml. I'm just more comfortable with it. But the main reason I think its important to retain accessibility in grml is that if for some reason, vinux would go away, we'd still have a live CD we could use. From: "Albert Sten-Clanton" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 11:10 AM Subject: RE: testing grml > John, did you ever get an answer to your question about unmuting the sound > card? I'd need it too. > > Thanks for any info. > > Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of John Heim > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 10:35 AM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: testing grml > > All, > > First of all, grml has a new release candidate out. They could use people > to > test accessibility. Point a vrowser to http://bit.ly/sESUaa > > > Second, is there a command to unmute the sound card? I mean, I know you > can > do that with a mixer but I need a command to do it because if there is no > sound, I can't run the mixer. > > > I'm pretty sure that software speech is working on this latest grml > release > but I can't confirm it because I can't get sound to work. And I think > that's > > because the sound card is muted. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >