From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wi0-f182.google.com (mail-wi0-f182.google.com [209.85.212.182]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3772CC1A07E for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:06:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by wibhq12 with SMTP id hq12so2514043wib.11 for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:06:12 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:x-gm-message-state; bh=zgfu/AsxuY5A8YgjAiUgylm1ysuFpekhKsGJUEzy0rM=; b=P1FwpXanlpwe9XrLJCySP2iZBNolfYjSWuHbN+gObBch2fVvcEHIpf5Rh8PWsJLTvn Ilrl/K1YzyP4HQlnRNkGhTbBK9DelJKydASn/q4MWnR0pQ0qMPjwB1EXmu+yVGtPx01c G02qEQ+AxpYn/qJkpyevh++OXjBo8Wm1l9HESVgO8f3UTD1fDwDGB5dZfJcPpoId/q5q ANiIoh570MFqPozlqN8IrhUCLdwJEVpnOikGHMqevOgSm/PizqHGGBypRUMOEhIi2oxD xxYnMA81HKQm31vpgNELEHj9ObXp7o/PM2ftmcUfYL5cOT7XPjrRWPqY1azDs7qws/Ve mgAQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.78.99 with SMTP id a3mr19453604wix.15.1342731972200; Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:06:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.194.28.228 with HTTP; Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:06:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20120708171953.GA2709@lnx3> References: <87aa00u643.fsf@the-brannons.com> <284773AE-D8D3-453D-BF9D-83A50C39CC48@sunbeem.net> <20120708171953.GA2709@lnx3> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:06:12 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Speakup broken with kernel 3.4.x (ArchLinux users please read) From: Steve Holmes To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkcTVHU4yHVzMRbYu7HPMi3oUJyyi8LIKpRvuP8+H4Lm69vcT9oMFGjZCgoDDSlbSBpD4qT X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 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, 19 Jul 2012 21:06:13 -0000 Has there been any progress in fixing the 3.4 kernel speakup bugs? I am very disturbed that we may have to hold back to a 3.3 kernel to avoid locking up a computer whenever you press a speakup command on a desktop keyboard. Any news? On 7/8/12, Steve Holmes wrote: > Interesting thing here is if you use the laptop keys on any machine, the > thing won't crash. I've had an updated Arch kernel on my laptop for several > days now and had no idea there was anything wrong. But then I came home to > my old desktop and started using the numpad keys and it kept crashing and I > had no idea why. But I just tried doing a shifted caps lock on my laptop > and it crashed there two. This is a serious regression and hope it can be > fixed soon. Wonder how kernel devs broke this thing. > > Thanks Chris for the suggested downgrade options; that can at least keep our > heads above the water. > > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 06:49:59PM -0400, Austin Seraphin wrote: >> Hey I just had this exact problem. Thanks so much for posting this >> message. I guess I'll try downgrading. THis happens on Arch with Kernel >> 3.4.3. >> >> Austin Seraphin >> au@sunbeem.net >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 18, 2012, at 9:01 AM, Chris Brannon wrote: >> >> > Hi all, >> > It seems that Speakup is broken for the new 3.4.x kernels. >> > These are now in the core repository on ArchLinux. If you're running >> > Arch and you haven't upgraded, you might want to hold off on doing the >> > upgrade. Downgrading to a 3.3.x kernel might be an option for people >> > who have already been hit. Also, ArchLinux provides a package called >> > linux-lts. This is an older kernel. Currently, that package is at >> > version 3.0.4. So replacing linux with linux-lts might also be an >> > option for some. >> > >> > Anyway, here's the problem. As soon as you use one of the Speakup >> > review keys, the system locks up hard. This is even the case with >> > numpad 0. >> > I'm going to use git bisect to figure out which change causes the >> > problem. Hopefully, I (or someone) can write a patch in the next few >> > days. >> > >> > -- Chris >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >