From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix, from userid 65534) id C20DE1EF233; Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:13:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com (aserp1040.oracle.com [141.146.126.69]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 327A61EF230 for ; Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:13:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from aserv0022.oracle.com (aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id t7O2Ds0d021279 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Mon, 24 Aug 2015 02:13:55 GMT Received: from aserv0122.oracle.com (aserv0122.oracle.com [141.146.126.236]) by aserv0022.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id t7O2DssI006442 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Mon, 24 Aug 2015 02:13:54 GMT Received: from abhmp0001.oracle.com (abhmp0001.oracle.com [141.146.116.7]) by aserv0122.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id t7O2DsNd026093 for ; Mon, 24 Aug 2015 02:13:54 GMT MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2015 19:13:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Don Raikes Sender: Don Raikes To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: RE: VMware Debian8 and speakup References: <000201d0dcff$01a6e370$04f4aa50$@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <000201d0dcff$01a6e370$04f4aa50$@gmail.com> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Source-IP: aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234] 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: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 02:13:59 -0000 Having had a similar issue with kali 2.0 based on jesse, the things I found= were: 1. pulseaudio is not starting at boot. I added the following line to /etc/rc.local: /usr/bin/pulseaudio --system -D Also I had to run modprobe Speakup=3Dsoft then start espeakup. This got Speakup working for me. It may be possible to add the modprobe to= the /etc/modules file, and the espeakup command to /etc/rc.local. Haven't = tried these options yet. -----Original Message----- From: wb9rsq@gmail.com [mailto:wb9rsq@gmail.com]=20 Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2015 10:22 AM To: speakup@linux-speakup.org Subject: VMware Debian8 and speakup I know from reading earlier threads that some mention of this problem has b= een made. However since I wanted to get a fresh start on solving the problem I hope t= hat a new message will keep it focused. I first took a working VM of Debian Wheezy 32 bit and did an update, then u= pgrade. 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 could = login but no speakup. So I decided to start a new VM and I tried both Jesse 32 and 64 bit version= s 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 changing = 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 sigh= ted 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 controller= , 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 idea wha= t is going wrong. I have however had problems now and then when building a new VM under Wheez= y both 32 and 64 from the DVD iso images. Changing a software selection seemed to fix it and I never pin-pointed whic= h package was toasting speakup. So bottom line, why is Debian 8.1.0 in a VM failing to have working speakup= after install completes? What info can I provide to help define the problem? How can I fix it? tnx =20 _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@linux-speakup.org http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup