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

[Simon Eigeldinger]

Adding my audio devices here from the computer i have trouble with at 
the moment.
i was able to access it using braille which was ok:

00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core 
Processor HD Audio Controller (rev 06)

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 9 Series Chipset Family HD Audio 
Controller

at least that is what lspci outputs.

Greetings,
Simon

Am 09.01.2018 um 18:59 schrieb 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
>>>
>>> Simon Eigeldinger
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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*
>>>>
>>>> Informatik
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Straße 4
>>>>
>>>> 6845 Hohenems
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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