On Tue, 20 Feb 2018 09:46:43 -0800 [email protected] wrote: > I installed the ASCII netinstall 32 bit version to my older Acer > netbook using the install with speech option since I need a screen > reader for the GUI desktop and the text console. I installed the > default desktop as well as Mate. I also install console tools and > item 12 which was other utilities or something like that. Previously > when I install Stretch to the same net book Orca ran well in the GUI > Desktop but I could not get Speakup to run in the text console. With > ASCII I get the opposite. Speakup runs flawlessly in the text > console but Orca will not run in the GUI Desktop. Orca does not load > automatically, but I can load it manually. I know it is there > because I can bring up the Orca preferences screen, but I am unable > to get any speech. Speech-Dispatcher is running, Mute is off, volume > is at 100%. Any suggestions on how to get Orca speaking? If I'm > slow to respond to any help, please forgive me, I can generally only > check email once a day.
Install alsa-utils (or whatever it's called) so you have the necessary test tools, including speaker-test, aplay, amixer, alsamixer, and lots of .wav files to test with. If Pulseaudio is installed, ask yourself whether you really need it: It complicates troubleshooting with its scads of hidden mutes. Once speaker-test proves that your sound system works, go into orca's config and make it output to ALSA. Crank up all volume controls with alsamixer, and see if orca emits sound now. SteveT _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
