speech-dispatcher

speech-dispatcher

[Cheryl Homiak]

First, the list of necessary packages lists pthreads; I can't find it
anywhere; what is it?
Also, to whoever is having trouble running it with festival and flite but
not with emacspeak (I think that's what I read; didn't save the message),
do you have festival-freebsoft-utils installed?


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Re: speech-dispatcher

[Stephen Clower]

Hi Cheryl,
  Yes, I've got all of the required packages installed. After getting everything installed I typed the following:
mknod /dev/softsynth c 10 26
modprobe speakup_sftsyn
I got no output from either command, but no speech. Am I missing something?


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On 4/27/2004 at 11:58 PM Cheryl Homiak wrote:

>First, the list of necessary packages lists pthreads; I can't find it
>anywhere; what is it?
>Also, to whoever is having trouble running it with festival and flite but
>not with emacspeak (I think that's what I read; didn't save the message),
>do you have festival-freebsoft-utils installed?
>
>
>--
>Cheryl
>"Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
>
>
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Re: speech-dispatcher

[Jacob Schmude]

Hi
Here's the order of the commands that I use (note the mknod command needs
to be done only once):
speech-dispatcher
modprobe speakup_sftsyn
speechd_up

Your speech-dispatcher command may be called speechd, depending on the
version you installed.
HTH
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:

> Hi Cheryl,
>   Yes, I've got all of the required packages installed. After getting everything installed I typed the following:
> mknod /dev/softsynth c 10 26
> modprobe speakup_sftsyn
> I got no output from either command, but no speech. Am I missing something?

Re: speech-dispatcher

[Stephen Clower]

Hi Jacob,
  All of the commands run all right, but still no speech output. Is there a way to specify an output module on the speech-dispatcher command line?


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On 4/28/2004 at 6:07 PM Jacob Schmude wrote:

>Hi
>Here's the order of the commands that I use (note the mknod command needs
>to be done only once):
>speech-dispatcher
>modprobe speakup_sftsyn
>speechd_up
>
>Your speech-dispatcher command may be called speechd, depending on the
>version you installed.
>HTH
>On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:
>
>> Hi Cheryl,
>>   Yes, I've got all of the required packages installed. After getting
>everything installed I typed the following:
>> mknod /dev/softsynth c 10 26
>> modprobe speakup_sftsyn
>> I got no output from either command, but no speech. Am I missing
>something?
>
>_______________________________________________
>Speakup mailing list
>Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup


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Re: speech-dispatcher

[Jacob Schmude]

Hi
Not that I know of, the DefaultModule parameter in speechd.conf specifies
that. What module are you trying to use?

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:

> Hi Jacob,
>   All of the commands run all right, but still no speech output. Is there a way to specify an output module on the speech-dispatcher command line?

Re: speech-dispatcher

[Stephen Clower]

Hi Jacob,
  For now, I'm just using the defaults specified in the .conf file. If I can get it working, then I'll try and use the Dectalk RT.


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On 4/28/2004 at 6:44 PM Jacob Schmude wrote:

>Hi
>Not that I know of, the DefaultModule parameter in speechd.conf specifies
>that. What module are you trying to use?
>
>On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:
>
>> Hi Jacob,
>>   All of the commands run all right, but still no speech output. Is
>there a way to specify an output module on the speech-dispatcher command
>line?
>
>_______________________________________________
>Speakup mailing list
>Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup


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Re: speech-dispatcher

[Jacob Schmude]

Hi
Interesting. Does your sound card work for other things? Can you play a
sound file through it? The default module that will be used is flite,
which usually always works. Does speech dispatcher work? Try this:
spd-say "Hello, this is a test"
after speech dispatcher is started. If this works, we know speech
dispatcher is set up properly. NOte that older versions of speech
dispatcher simply called the command "say".
Something else I've noticed occasionally: If you're using a hardware synth
with speakup and try to switch to softsynth, it can behave strangely,
often the software synthesizer device isn't recognized when this happens.
Best thing to do in this case is remove all speakup modules and then do a
modprobe speakup_sftsyn--this ensures that the softsynth driver is the
only one loaded at the time.
HTH
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:

> Hi Jacob,
>   For now, I'm just using the defaults specified in the .conf file. If I can get it working, then I'll try and use the Dectalk RT.

Re: speech-dispatcher

[Stephen Clower]

Hello Jacob,
  Although horrendous, this command worked so I know Speech-Dispatcher is running.


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On 4/28/2004 at 6:54 PM Jacob Schmude wrote:

>Hi
>Interesting. Does your sound card work for other things? Can you play a
>sound file through it? The default module that will be used is flite,
>which usually always works. Does speech dispatcher work? Try this:
>spd-say "Hello, this is a test"
>after speech dispatcher is started. If this works, we know speech
>dispatcher is set up properly. NOte that older versions of speech
>dispatcher simply called the command "say".
>Something else I've noticed occasionally: If you're using a hardware synth
>with speakup and try to switch to softsynth, it can behave strangely,
>often the software synthesizer device isn't recognized when this happens.
>Best thing to do in this case is remove all speakup modules and then do a
>modprobe speakup_sftsyn--this ensures that the softsynth driver is the
>only one loaded at the time.
>HTH
>On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:
>
>> Hi Jacob,
>>   For now, I'm just using the defaults specified in the .conf file. If I
>can get it working, then I'll try and use the Dectalk RT.
>
>_______________________________________________
>Speakup mailing list
>Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup


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Re: speech-dispatcher

[Jacob Schmude]

Hi
Well, horendous... that's just how flite sounds. Anyway, here's something
to try:
have the softsynth module be the first speakup module you load--don't load
the modules for your hw synth. Try running speechd_up and see if that
works.

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:

> Hello Jacob,
>   Although horrendous, this command worked so I know Speech-Dispatcher is running.

Re: speech-dispatcher

[Stephen Clower]

Hi Jacob,
  I've run the following commands right after logging into Linux with no Speakup modules loaded:
speech-dispatcher
modprobe speakup_sftsyn
speechd_up
Still no results. The current version of Speakup which comes with Fedora Core Beta looks like it has compiled the sftsyn module, and doing a modprobe doesn't give me any errors.



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On 4/28/2004 at 7:35 PM Jacob Schmude wrote:

>Hi
>Well, horendous... that's just how flite sounds. Anyway, here's something
>to try:
>have the softsynth module be the first speakup module you load--don't load
>the modules for your hw synth. Try running speechd_up and see if that
>works.
>
>On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:
>
>> Hello Jacob,
>>   Although horrendous, this command worked so I know Speech-Dispatcher
>is running.
>
>_______________________________________________
>Speakup mailing list
>Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup


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Re: speech-dispatcher

[ameer armaly]

One thing:
you should probably do:
echo none >/proc/speakup/synth_name
Whenver I tried to load the sftsyn module, it totally screwed my kernel
with 2.4/2.6, but if you do it this way it works fine.


On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:

> Hello Jacob,
>   Although horrendous, this command worked so I know Speech-Dispatcher is running.
>
>
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>
> On 4/28/2004 at 6:54 PM Jacob Schmude wrote:
>
> >Hi
> >Interesting. Does your sound card work for other things? Can you play a
> >sound file through it? The default module that will be used is flite,
> >which usually always works. Does speech dispatcher work? Try this:
> >spd-say "Hello, this is a test"
> >after speech dispatcher is started. If this works, we know speech
> >dispatcher is set up properly. NOte that older versions of speech
> >dispatcher simply called the command "say".
> >Something else I've noticed occasionally: If you're using a hardware synth
> >with speakup and try to switch to softsynth, it can behave strangely,
> >often the software synthesizer device isn't recognized when this happens.
> >Best thing to do in this case is remove all speakup modules and then do a
> >modprobe speakup_sftsyn--this ensures that the softsynth driver is the
> >only one loaded at the time.
> >HTH
> >On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Jacob,
> >>   For now, I'm just using the defaults specified in the .conf file. If I
> >can get it working, then I'll try and use the Dectalk RT.
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >Speakup mailing list
> >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>
>
> Stephen Clower, that guy from the south.
> You can reach me by any of the following:
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>
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>
>
>
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> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>

Re: speech-dispatcher

[Shaun Oliver]

you sure are, did you run speechd_up -s
because you need to have that runing before anything gets passed  off to 
the synth of choice.
speechd_up hands off the text to be spoken from /dev/softsynth to 
speech-dispatcher which passes it on to the synth you chose in your 
config.
hth

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Re: speech-dispatcher

[Keith Watson]

Ok, here's my 2 cents worth. First thing to check is that the 
soft synth is loaded. cat /proc/speakup/synth_name. if it comes 
back with sftsyn as the loaded module it's loaded ok. Next, have 
you run the speech-dispatcher-0.3/src/tests/run_test ?
cd to the tests dir and run

run_test basic.test

if this works and you get speech everything is compiled correctly 
and I would need more info in order to troubleshoot the issues.

Luck,

Keith


On 07:05 PM, Stephen Clower wrote:
> Hi Jacob,
>   I've run the following commands right after logging into Linux with no Speakup modules loaded:
> speech-dispatcher
> modprobe speakup_sftsyn
> speechd_up
> Still no results. The current version of Speakup which comes with Fedora Core Beta looks like it has compiled the sftsyn module, and doing a modprobe doesn't give me any errors.
> 
> 
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> On 4/28/2004 at 7:35 PM Jacob Schmude wrote:
> 
> >Hi
> >Well, horendous... that's just how flite sounds. Anyway, here's something
> >to try:
> >have the softsynth module be the first speakup module you load--don't load
> >the modules for your hw synth. Try running speechd_up and see if that
> >works.
> >
> >On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Jacob,
> >>   Although horrendous, this command worked so I know Speech-Dispatcher
> >is running.
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >Speakup mailing list
> >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 
> 
> Stephen Clower, that guy from the south.
> You can reach me by any of the following:
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> 
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> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
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Re: speech-dispatcher

[Stephen Clower]

Good day folks,
  Here is a status update.

  The original speech-dispatcher test application ran fine with Flite, but no speech was heard when I set SPD to use the Dectalk synthesizer. I've tried both 4.61 and 5.0, and no speech. Are the two dtk-generic.conf files I have used meant to work with 4.61 or 5.0? Since they both seem to use the say program, would it make any difference?

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Re: speech-dispatcher

[Jacob Schmude]

Hi
They work with both 4.61 and 5.0 although 5.0 works better than 4.61 does.
Does the say program work by itself? If it does, and speech dispatcher
doesn't, then there's likely a problem executing the command. In this
case, edit dtk-generic.conf and at the end of the file, you'll find two
debug statements. Uncomment them both, and change the line saying:
Debug 0
to
 Debug 1
My debug lines look like:
Debug 1
Debugfile /tmp/debug-dtk-generic
Restart speech dispatcher and try to use it. It won't make it work, but
this will generate a log file for the module. Send that log along so we
can have a look at it.

On Sat, 1 May 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:

> Good day folks,
>   Here is a status update.
>
>   The original speech-dispatcher test application ran fine with Flite, but no speech was heard when I set SPD to use the Dectalk synthesizer. I've tried both 4.61 and 5.0, and no speech. Are the two dtk-generic.conf files I have used meant to work with 4.61 or 5.0? Since they both seem to use the say program, would it make any difference?

Re: speech-dispatcher

[Cheryl Homiak]

Hi.
I had already done that but hadn't saved the logfile and sent it. It makes
a pretty lengthy file and I don't think speakup takes attachments (does
it?) but i'll do that also and send it. to me it seemed from the logfile
like speech-dispatcher thought it was running dtk-generic okay. by the
way, my 'say" program works fine.
If somebody else sends a logfile first and it's the same as mine, I won't
bother.



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Re: speech-dispatcher

[Garrett Klein]

Is it possible to run the softsynth driver via the module, with two 
other synths built into the kernel?

Garrett

On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 07:35:36PM 
-0400, Jacob Schmude wrote:
> Hi
> Well, horendous... that's just how flite sounds. Anyway, here's something
> to try:
> have the softsynth module be the first speakup module you load--don't load
> the modules for your hw synth. Try running speechd_up and see if that
> works.
> 
> On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:
> 
> > Hello Jacob,
> >   Although horrendous, this command worked so I know Speech-Dispatcher is running.
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 

Re: speech-dispatcher

[Chuck Hallenbeck]

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I have ltlk built into the kernel and sftsyn as a module, and can
switch from ltlk to sftsyn, but not back again. Not sure if I am
doing it right though.

On Sat, 1 May 2004, Garrett Klein wrote:

> Is it possible to run the softsynth driver via the module, with two
> other synths built into the kernel?
>
> Garrett
>
> On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 07:35:36PM
> -0400, Jacob Schmude wrote:
> > Hi
> > Well, horendous... that's just how flite sounds. Anyway, here's something
> > to try:
> > have the softsynth module be the first speakup module you load--don't load
> > the modules for your hw synth. Try running speechd_up and see if that
> > works.
> >
> > On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stephen Clower wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Jacob,
> > >   Although horrendous, this command worked so I know Speech-Dispatcher is running.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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
>

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Re: Speech-dispatcher

[Keith Hinton]

On 5/3/11, William Hubbs <w.d.hubbs@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
> On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 05:37:30PM -0400, Bill Cox wrote:
>> William Hubbs is thinking of taking over development of speechd-up.
>> There's a hacked version in Vinux that works pretty well, though
>> ospeakup was the latest and greatest, up until OpenTTS merged back
>> into speech-dispatcher.
>
> My version of speechd-up at git://github.com/williamh/speechd-up.git has
> all of the changes from ospeakup in it as far as I know.
>
> What other changes do you have in vinux? Can you pull my code and let me
> know what is different from what you have?
>
>> William, are you still interested in taking speechd-up forward?  I can
>> ask around to see if there are any other volunteers if like.
>
> Yes, I am still interested. I've just been doing a big project for
> gentoo lately.
>
> William
>
>
William, just curious but what project are you working on?
Also, is what I said true to the primary poster who began this thread
on Speakup, with respect to that if anything crazy is happening with
Espeakup it will probably happen on any distribution, though I could
be wrong, and that if anyone could help figure out what is goingg on
as the user expalined with Espekup was doing, that you'd be the best
to figure that out?
I believe that still holds true.
>From what the poster said, way up when the thread first started, he
said it was with Speakup in the kernels as of 2.6.37 I think, and that
Espeakup is doing wierd stuff, and that Speakup in general is doing
odd stuff with software speech every few words or something odd now.
Perhaps if you had an SMP machine you could reproduce this?
Failing a physical machine, maybe Linux in general has some Vm
software that can emulate SMP stuff and so on to permit reproducing of
strange espeakup behavior?
Just a thought.
I am interested in the results, so am responding publicly, but in
general I'm taking a major break from Linux itself as far as the
accessibility issues that have been around for years..
That being said though, I still have public interest in projects like
the Speakup project, and so on.
I'm simply taking a  break from using Linux for the time being other
than as a server.
I find myself back on some other systems for the time being, so that's that.
I'm okay with it, because I can at best fire up a VM if I wish to be
involved in Linux itself again.
Thanks.


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Re: Speech-Dispatcher

[Keith Hinton]

Hello,
William Hubs the one in charge of speakup/espeakup in the
Gentoo-Accessibility team for Gentoo Linux is the maintainer and
creater of Espeakup.
William may be able to post something back to this thread, and fix
this since you explained with Espeakup is doing.
Espeakup will be effected on all distributions probably, and I'm sure
if anyone can fix the problem William could if he looked into it.
hopefully William could check into it.
I'll CC a copy of this message to him just in case he doesn't get this
right away.
William: perhaps you would know more about this SMP truncation
whatever bug? I'm not on a Linux box at the moment so can't try to
produce it here.
Sorry for the second message, just doing my part to insure you get it. :)
God Bless, and I hope this helps.



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Re: Speech-dispatcher

[Frost]

On Sun, May 01, 2011 at 09:08:10AM -0700, Keith Hinton wrote:
> Also, SpeechD-up has major issues on multiple processor-SMP enabled 
> machines, unless you count the Vinux project doing all the tweeks to 
> SpeechD-up with that project. Only Espeakup on any other system did 
> fine.

	espeakup garbles things after 3 or four screenfuls have been 
displayed on my Quad-Core system.  Doesn't do it while running with the 
LTLK, LiteTalk hardware synthesizer, which no longer seems to work under 
the 2.6.38 kernel.  Stops echoing typed characters on occasion, and like 
I said, garbles the hell out of speech output after about 3 screens of 
text have been displayed..  At the shell prompt, while reading web pages 
and text files under lynx and less and more, and while chatting with 
irssi, so I tend to hear it alot when running speakup_soft..

				Michael

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Re: Speech-dispatcher

[Keith Hinton]

Hi.
If the Speech-Dispatcher/SpeechD-up developers say SpeechD-up is
depricated, it probably is.
I haven't seen any work on that project SpeechD-up for ages that I am aware of.
I don't know if the developers intend to do anything about that.
Also, SpeechD-up has major issues on multiple processor-SMP enabled
machines, unless you count the Vinux project doing all the tweeks to
SpeechD-up with that project.
Only Espeakup on any other system did fine.
I don't know if other speakup-connecters exist.
Perhaps someone else knows?

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Re: Speech-dispatcher

[Rob Whyte]

I too have had lots of trouble getting the speakup enabled 2.6.38+ 
kernels to work well with speechd-up.
Is a speakup dummp package needed maybe?



Jean-Philippe MENGUAL wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Investigating about speakup and speech-dispatcher, I discover that
> speechd-up is deprecated, according to its developpers, and
> unmaintained. Do you confirm that? If yes, how speakup can be connected
> to a software speech synthetiser (although espeakup which only covers
> espeak). If no I'll go on with speechd-up.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jean-Philippe MENGUAL
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup

Speech-dispatcher

[Jean-Philippe MENGUAL]

Hi,

Investigating about speakup and speech-dispatcher, I discover that
speechd-up is deprecated, according to its developpers, and
unmaintained. Do you confirm that? If yes, how speakup can be connected
to a software speech synthetiser (although espeakup which only covers
espeak). If no I'll go on with speechd-up.

Thanks,

Jean-Philippe MENGUAL

Re: speech-dispatcher

[William Hubbs]

Hi Christopher,

On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 12:29:34PM -0400, Christopher Moore wrote:
> Hello,
> I was wondering what happened to the speechd-up interface to speakup.  
> While the espeakup interface does a nice job, we are locked into espeak 
> with no option to switch to another synthesizer.

I'm not sure what is going on with speechd-up, but they haven't done an
official release since version 0.4, and the last update I see in their
cvs is about 6 months ago.

William

Re: speech-dispatcher

[Gregory Nowak]

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On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 12:29:34PM -0400, Christopher Moore wrote:
> I was wondering what happened to the speechd-up interface to speakup.  

Nothing, it's still there on freebsoft.org.

> While the espeakup interface does a nice job, we are locked into espeak 
> with no option to switch to another synthesizer.

How so?

> 
> Does speechd-up still work, or is it buggy?

I haven't used it since switching to espeakup, but I see no reason for
it not to still work.

Greg


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speech-dispatcher

[Christopher Moore]

Hello,
I was wondering what happened to the speechd-up interface to speakup.  
While the espeakup interface does a nice job, we are locked into espeak 
with no option to switch to another synthesizer.

Does speechd-up still work, or is it buggy?

tia
Chris

Re: Speech-dispatcher

[Paul Hunt]

Hi,

Yes, spd-say works.

Also, speechd-up --run-single --probe works so everything is alright here.

I think I jumped the gun in assuming I've got the speakup modules installed 
properly.

When I try to activate the driver with modprobe speakup_soft start=1 as 
Willum said to do I get no errors but there is no /proc/speakup directory 
and nothing is happening.

I have created /dev/softsynth.

speechd-up's log file says that it could not generate init speakup/proc 
tables for characters and character types.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.
Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tomas Cerha" <cerha@brailcom.org>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: Speech-dispatcher


> Paul Hunt wrote:
>> Can someone tell me if speech-dispatcher has to be run as a system 
>> process rather than a user one?
>
> Both should be possible.  Which instance is used is controlled via the
> port number.  If you run SD on a port number other than the default one,
> you must indicate it to its clients.
>
>> When I do modprobe speakup_soft start=1 and speechd-up -d as indicated by 
>> Willum I don't get any
>> errors but nothing happens if I try to switch to a console and type
> something.
>
> Does spd-say work?
>
> Best regards, Tomas
>
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Re: Speech-dispatcher

[Tomas Cerha]

Paul Hunt wrote:
> Can someone tell me if speech-dispatcher has to be run as a system process rather than a user one?

Both should be possible.  Which instance is used is controlled via the
port number.  If you run SD on a port number other than the default one,
you must indicate it to its clients.

> When I do modprobe speakup_soft start=1 and speechd-up -d as indicated by Willum I don't get any
> errors but nothing happens if I try to switch to a console and type
something.

Does spd-say work?

Best regards, Tomas

Speech-dispatcher

[Paul Hunt]

Hi,

Thanks to Willum I have the speakup modules built on my Ubuntu Intrepid system (at least I think I do - I didn't get any obvious error messages).

I'm trying to get speech via speech-dispatcher and speechd-up with no luck yet.

Can someone tell me if speech-dispatcher has to be run as a system process rather than a user one?  I'm currently running it in user mode (starting it in the gnome session dialogue).  I'm doing this because if I just install it and change the no to yes in /etc/default/speech-dispatcher then pulse can't start and so no Orca.

When I do modprobe speakup_soft start=1 and speechd-up -d as indicated by Willum I don't get any errors but nothing happens if I try to switch to a console and type something.

Any help appreciated.
Paul

Re: speech-dispatcher

[Georgina Joyce]

Hi

It suggests you haven't installed espeak.

Have you:

yum -y espeak

speech-dispatcher

[Alonzo]

Hello everyone,

I've posted a message to hank, but I also thought I would post to the
lists I'm apart of as well.

Since speechd-up is required for software synthesizers for speakup,
speech-dispatcher has to be working first according to the
documentation. However, speech-dispatcher says the following in the
speechd log file. It was compiled with alsa and pulse audio support.

Sat Aug  2 04:12:30 2008 : 568112] speechd: G LIST LENGHT IS 2
[Sat Aug  2 04:12:30 2008 : 575929] speechd: ERROR: Can't list voices
for module espeak-generic
[Sat Aug  2 04:12:30 2008 : 584206] speechd: ERROR: Can't list voices
for module espeak-generic
[Sat Aug  2 04:12:40 2008 : 997614] speechd: Error: No output module
seems to be working, using the dummy output module
[Sat Aug  2 04:12:43 2008 : 424105] speechd: G LIST LENGHT IS 2
[Sat Aug  2 04:12:43 2008 : 438777] speechd: G LIST LENGHT IS 2
[Sat Aug  2 04:12:43 2008 : 628414] speechd: ERROR: Can't list voices
for module espeak
[Sat Aug  2 04:12:44 2008 : 353283] speechd: Error: No output module
seems to be working, using the dummy output module
[Sat Aug  2 04:12:44 2008 : 353349] speechd: Error: No output module
seems to be working, using the dummy output module
[Sat Aug  2 04:12:44 2008 : 353361] speechd: Error: No output module
working, not even dummy, no sound produced!

I don't quite understand what's going on.

Thank you,
Alonzo

Re: Speech-dispatcher

[Hynek Hanke]

Chris Norman píše v St 04. 10. 2006 v 14:51 +0100:
> I used all the defaults with speech-dispatcher version 0.6.1. I altered the 
> default output module to espeak, and made it the only module to be loaded. 
> Espeak works, because I can make it talk through the command line, even by 
> creating a variable called $data and putting it to speak && aplay.
> Should I post the log from a session?

Yes, please, speechd.log and espeak.log (enable logging in
etc/modules/espeak-generic. conf with option Debug 1).

Thank you,
Hynek Hanke

Re: Speech-dispatcher

[Willem van der Walt]

I suggest you post the speechd.conf file and the configuration file 
referenced in the espeak module deffenition line.


On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Chris Norman wrote:

> I used all the defaults with speech-dispatcher version 0.6.1. I altered the 
> default output module to espeak, and made it the only module to be loaded. 
> Espeak works, because I can make it talk through the command line, even by 
> creating a variable called $data and putting it to speak && aplay.
> 
> Should I post the log from a session?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Chris Norman
> <!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk -->
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Whapples" <mikster4@msn.com>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:41 AM
> Subject: Re: Speech-dispatcher
> 
> 
> >I don't know what it is from the information given, so some more 
> >information
> > may help.
> >
> > Are the configuration files those provided with speech-dispatcher, or have
> > you added your own stuff to get espeak working (well attempt to get it
> > working)? particular areas of interest is the line in speechd.conf where 
> > the
> > module is added. My AddModule line for espeak reads
> > AddModule "espeak-generic" "sd_generic"   "espeak-generic.conf"
> > "var/log/speech-dispatcher/espeak.log"
> > Then the default module is set to espeak-generic. This is also assuming 
> > that
> > your espeak module configuration file is called espeak-generic.conf, 
> > rename
> > as required. Also what version of speech-dispatcher, espeak, etc are you
> > using?
> >
> > Hope this helps, if not at least it has narrowed down the options for
> > possible problems.
> >
> > From
> > Michael Whapples
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Chris Norman" <cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk>
> > To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 6:06 PM
> > Subject: Speech-dispatcher
> >
> >
> >> Hi guys,
> >> I have installed the speakup modified kernel, + speech-dispatcher and
> >> speechd-up (the latter two from source), and am trying to get it to work
> >> with espeak.
> >>
> >> I have installed espeak, and have set espeak as the default module. When 
> >> I
> >> type "speech-dispatcher", espeak says the location of the configuration
> >> file for espeak, but then terminates. The logs say that the correct 
> >> syntax
> >> wasn't returned by the module after speech-dispatcher tried to initialise
> >> it. ANy ideas why?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Chris Norman
> >> <!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk -->
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Speakup mailing list
> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > 
> 
> 
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Re: Speech-dispatcher

[Chris Norman]

I used all the defaults with speech-dispatcher version 0.6.1. I altered the 
default output module to espeak, and made it the only module to be loaded. 
Espeak works, because I can make it talk through the command line, even by 
creating a variable called $data and putting it to speak && aplay.

Should I post the log from a session?

Cheers,

Chris Norman
<!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk -->
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Whapples" <mikster4@msn.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: Speech-dispatcher


>I don't know what it is from the information given, so some more 
>information
> may help.
>
> Are the configuration files those provided with speech-dispatcher, or have
> you added your own stuff to get espeak working (well attempt to get it
> working)? particular areas of interest is the line in speechd.conf where 
> the
> module is added. My AddModule line for espeak reads
> AddModule "espeak-generic" "sd_generic"   "espeak-generic.conf"
> "var/log/speech-dispatcher/espeak.log"
> Then the default module is set to espeak-generic. This is also assuming 
> that
> your espeak module configuration file is called espeak-generic.conf, 
> rename
> as required. Also what version of speech-dispatcher, espeak, etc are you
> using?
>
> Hope this helps, if not at least it has narrowed down the options for
> possible problems.
>
> From
> Michael Whapples
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Norman" <cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk>
> To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 6:06 PM
> Subject: Speech-dispatcher
>
>
>> Hi guys,
>> I have installed the speakup modified kernel, + speech-dispatcher and
>> speechd-up (the latter two from source), and am trying to get it to work
>> with espeak.
>>
>> I have installed espeak, and have set espeak as the default module. When 
>> I
>> type "speech-dispatcher", espeak says the location of the configuration
>> file for espeak, but then terminates. The logs say that the correct 
>> syntax
>> wasn't returned by the module after speech-dispatcher tried to initialise
>> it. ANy ideas why?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Chris Norman
>> <!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk -->
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 

Re: Speech-dispatcher

[Michael Whapples]

I don't know what it is from the information given, so some more information 
may help.

Are the configuration files those provided with speech-dispatcher, or have 
you added your own stuff to get espeak working (well attempt to get it 
working)? particular areas of interest is the line in speechd.conf where the 
module is added. My AddModule line for espeak reads
AddModule "espeak-generic" "sd_generic"   "espeak-generic.conf" 
"var/log/speech-dispatcher/espeak.log"
Then the default module is set to espeak-generic. This is also assuming that 
your espeak module configuration file is called espeak-generic.conf, rename 
as required. Also what version of speech-dispatcher, espeak, etc are you 
using?

Hope this helps, if not at least it has narrowed down the options for 
possible problems.

From
Michael Whapples
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Norman" <cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 6:06 PM
Subject: Speech-dispatcher


> Hi guys,
> I have installed the speakup modified kernel, + speech-dispatcher and 
> speechd-up (the latter two from source), and am trying to get it to work 
> with espeak.
>
> I have installed espeak, and have set espeak as the default module. When I 
> type "speech-dispatcher", espeak says the location of the configuration 
> file for espeak, but then terminates. The logs say that the correct syntax 
> wasn't returned by the module after speech-dispatcher tried to initialise 
> it. ANy ideas why?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris Norman
> <!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk -->
>
>
>
> 

Speech-dispatcher

[Chris Norman]

Hi guys,
I have installed the speakup modified kernel, + speech-dispatcher and 
speechd-up (the latter two from source), and am trying to get it to work 
with espeak.

I have installed espeak, and have set espeak as the default module. When I 
type "speech-dispatcher", espeak says the location of the configuration file 
for espeak, but then terminates. The logs say that the correct syntax wasn't 
returned by the module after speech-dispatcher tried to initialise it. ANy 
ideas why?

Cheers,

Chris Norman
<!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk --> 

Re: Speech-Dispatcher

[Hynek Hanke]

Chris Norman píše v Čt 23. 03. 2006 v 23:58 +0000:
> I just tried to build speech-dispatcher from source, and it says my c++ 
> preprocessor (/bin/cpp) fails sanity check, and to look at config.log for 
> more details. Config.log shows the same thing, with some code above it.
> Why is this?

I cannot tell if you don't send the exact output from config.log.
However, it seems you cpp does something wrong. If you are using
gcc (GNU C Compiler) for C compilation, cpp is a part of the gcc
package.

Maybe you are using some ancient version of gcc or perhaps the binary in
/bin/cpp is some old trash which doesn't belong to your current
instalation of gcc.

Try
	gcc --version
	cpp --version
	/bin/cpp --version

Please also send us the name of the distribution you are running.
Otherwise, I doubt anyone will be able to give you any hint about
how to fix your gcc instalation as this is distro specific.

Have a nice day,
Hynek Hanke

Speech-Dispatcher

[Chris Norman]

Hi people,
I just tried to build speech-dispatcher from source, and it says my c++ 
preprocessor (/bin/cpp) fails sanity check, and to look at config.log for 
more details. Config.log shows the same thing, with some code above it.

Why is this?

Cheers,

Chris Norman
<!-- chris.norman4@ntlworld.com --> 

Speech-dispatcher

[jim grimsby]

Hi, well at least I know one thing I just try festival with speech
dispatcher and got the same results as with the dectalk the only thing
speech dispatcher seems to want to work with is flite.  Any idea why
this might be so?