[Grml] grml: speakup/espeak doesn't work because espeak/espeak-ng can't talk

[Simon Eigeldinger]

Hi John,

I am not blaming it on grml.
i also see that on other linux distros.
you can't plug anything in a hdmi port though it seems to show up as a 
sound card.
some others seem to have the same issue on some machines.

i heard of the talking arch iso got around that with a script that 
checks every sound card it finds and beeps or plays a sound at it and 
the user can confirm which one worked.

i know the guy who maintains talking arch.
will ask him for the script.
i guess that could be a pretty interesting solution.

or what do you think.

Greetings,
Simon



Am 09.01.2018 um 18:38 schrieb John G Heim:
> I'm not sure it's accurate to say grml picks the "wrong" sound card. It 
> is kind of your responsibility to either connect to the sound card it 
> has found or use a program like amixer to change it. What I often do in 
> a situation like this is to plug a headset into every possible port and 
> just listen to the screen reader on whatever port the system has found 
> first.
> 
> 
> On 01/09/2018 07:41 AM, Eigeldinger Simon wrote:
>> Hi John,
>>
>> tried with 2017.05. that works now. at least on a hp probook 650 g2.
>> though espeak seems to spew out a bunch of error messages when using 
>> by itself that it can't find jack and other parts.
>> though espeakup seems to work fine.
>> the hp probook is also a different computer with just one sound card.
>>
>>
>> i guess it might be difficult when you have multiple cards or hdmi 
>> connectors which also provide sound output.
>> i have one of those machines and i have some trouble with that.
>> the system seems to select the wrong one and so you haven't any sound 
>> at all.
>> i guess the only solution would be braille on that machine or ssh.
>> or is there a program or script to select more than one soundcard?
>>
>>
>> btw can you have a look at a daily build?
>> i don't know if those do fine as well.
>>
>>
>> Btw i wasn't lucky with the ssh server.
>> Ssh=password seems not to work at the boot prompt.
>> Though starting the ssh server manually and setting the password works.
>>
>> Greetings and thanks,
>> Simon
>>
>> Mit freundlichen Grüßen
>>
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>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: John G Heim [mailto:jheim at math.wisc.edu]
>> Gesendet: Montag, 08. Jänner 2018 22:13
>> An: Eigeldinger Simon <simon.eigeldinger at hohenems.at>; 
>> 'grml at ml.grml.org' <grml at ml.grml.org>
>> Betreff: Re: [Grml] grml: speakup/espeak doesn't work because 
>> espeak/espeak-ng can't talk
>>
>> I was able to boot the grml64-full_2017.05.iso in a virtualbox virtual 
>> machine and got speech. I have not tried the 32 bit image. I can 
>> probably try the 32 bit image if necessary. But you should first try 
>> to provide more information. Try enabling ssh when you boot and then 
>> cut/paste the results of the commands you are using to start speakup.
>>
>> On 01/08/2018 07:11 AM, Eigeldinger Simon wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Can someone have a look at espeak/espeak-ng?
>>>
>>> There seems to be a problem with the sound system or espeak/espeak-ng.
>>>
>>> Would be cool if someone could fix it.
>>>
>>> I guess if espeak could talk again then speakup should talk again as 
>>> well.
>>>
>>> Greetins and thanks,
>>>
>>> Simon
>>>
>>> Mit freundlichen Grüßen
>>>
>>> *Simon Eigeldinger*
>>>
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>>>
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