Re: audio levels lost on reboot

On 19/10/16 12:48, Keith Barrett wrote: Is this a known issue? Debian jessie up to date as of 19/10/16. Sorry, senior moment, I meant to say stretch.. Setting levels with alsamixer or amixer and after rebooting, levels are back at previous low level. This is regardless of whether

problem starting orca screenreader

every boot, I need to increase the audio levels. I have used alsamixer to set levels and also the sound tabb in the mate desktop but they are lost on reboot. Regards Keith Barrett

Re: x server crashes

On 13/12/2016 17:06, Keith Barrett wrote: Debian Stretch with mate desktop. After updating system on 12th November, xserver is crashing. Silly me, that should have been 12th December. I use startx to start the gui. Error in /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg': free(): Invalid Pointer: 0xb73107e0

x server crashes

. Is this a known issue? Keith Barrett

problem with rc3 installer

Hello, Not sure what is happening but using Debian GNU/Linux stretch-DI-rc3 "Stretch" - Official Snapshot i386 NETINST Binary-1 20170409-00:50 I am loosing speech every time I attempt the install. I think it may be a crash after the installer has been running for a while. I mainly loose

libreoffice-writer not starting after updating stretch

Hello, I have 2 systems with Debian stretch i386 since updating both systems, libreoffice writer is not starting. Can't find any reports of this elsewhere so I wonder if it is something to do with orca or some other part of the accessibility stack. I have tryed starting by pressing enter on

Re: problem with rc3 installer

On 12/04/17 17:27, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, on mer. 12 avril 2017 16:44:41 +0100, wrote: I am loosing speech every time I attempt the install. I think it may be a crash after the installer has been running for a while. Uh. Does it also happen with previous RC releases

Re: problem with rc3 installer

On 12/04/17 17:27, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, on mer. 12 avril 2017 16:44:41 +0100, wrote: I am loosing speech every time I attempt the install. I think it may be a crash after the installer has been running for a while. Uh. Does it also happen with previous RC releases

Re: speech-dispatcher and debian buster

I should have added that I am using libao and pulseaudio is not installed. On 13/11/17 15:32, Keith Barrett wrote: Not sure if this is known bug but:- debian buster am64 last updated 13 November 2017 accessibility enabeled by installer. I get speech in lightdm but after logging in, speech

speech-dispatcher and debian buster

with the transition between lightdm and user session with regards to speech-dispatcher? Regards Keith Barrett

pulseaudio and accessibility

at the desktop when pulse is on the system. I find lots of people who go through the install process only to find that speech is not working correctly once they reboot in to the new system. Removing pulse and changing to libao for speech-dispatcher mostly solves the issues. Regards Keith

Re: getting SPEAKUP TO SPEAK AT THE CONSOLE

Hello, This will be the pulseaudio problem again. You can make it all work by removing pulseaudio and setting output to libao in /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf It seems that later versions of firefox will require pulse to provide sound but, for me, it is more important to have speech

buster net install image speakup not starting

Hello, Is there a knows issue with the buster installation images where speakup does not start? I used the image Debian GNU/Linux buster-DI-alpha3 "Buster" - Official Snapshot amd64 NETINST 20180612-18:52 I pressed "s" but got no speech. Thanks Keith

Re: buster net install image speakup not starting

On 09/08/18 22:46, Samuel Thibault wrote: Keith Barrett, le jeu. 09 août 2018 21:10:25 +0100, a ecrit: On 09/08/18 16:05, Samuel Thibault wrote: There is no such known issue, netinst images should have speakup included. Then it looks like there is an issue, is there any information I can

Re: buster net install image speakup not starting

On 09/08/18 16:05, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le jeu. 09 août 2018 15:29:02 +0100, a ecrit: Is there a knows issue with the buster installation images where speakup does not start? I used the image Debian GNU/Linux buster-DI-alpha3 "Buster" - Official Snap

Re: Introduction and using Orca with Debian sound systems

On 18/03/18 07:15, john doe wrote: Hi James, I'm sending this e-mail through the list in the hope that this nasty bug will be fixed once and for all. On 3/17/2018 5:54 PM, James AUSTIN wrote: Hi John On 17 Mar 2018, at 14:30, john doe wrote: If you don't start

espeakup fails to install

Debian buster. I have had an ongoing issue with espeakup loosing speech. I removed the package with a view to reinstalling but Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... The following NEW packages will be installed: espeakup 0 upgraded, 1 newly

Re: Re: loss of speech in speakup when switching between console and gui

Hello, Unfortunately, the modofication did not work, I copied it according to Didier's instructions but got no speech from speakup following the reboot. Reverting back to the original /usr/bin/espeakup got speech working again. Thanks Keith

Re: loss of speech in speakup when switching between console and gui

On 02/11/18 00:42, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, (I reordered things a bit to make the story clearer for pulseaudio maintainers in Cc) Didier Spaier, le ven. 02 nov. 2018 01:13:09 +0100, a ecrit: This message is an answer to the thread started by:

Re: loss of speech in speakup when switching between console and gui

On 13/11/2018 00:42, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le mar. 02 oct. 2018 17:04:37 +0100, a ecrit: I am loosing speech in the console using speakup after switching back from the desktop. To reproduce, log in to the desktop and make sure orca is working. Then switch to one

Re: loss of speech in speakup when switching between console and gui

On 04/11/18 18:36, Samuel Thibault wrote: Keith Barrett, le dim. 04 nov. 2018 18:32:41 +, a ecrit: On 04/11/18 13:48, Didier Spaier wrote: On 04/11/2018 14:37, Keith Barrett wrote: On 03/11/18 19:54, Didier Spaier wrote: Hello, I should have stated that this binary is a 64-bit one

Fwd: Re: loss of speech in speakup when switching between console and gui

Forwarded Message Subject: Re: loss of speech in speakup when switching between console and gui Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2018 14:38:48 + From: Keith Barrett To: Didier Spaier On 06/11/18 11:23, Didier Spaier wrote: Hello, this is a follow-up, with bad news. The tests I

Re: loss of speech in speakup when switching between console and gui

On 04/11/18 13:48, Didier Spaier wrote: On 04/11/2018 14:37, Keith Barrett wrote: On 03/11/18 19:54, Didier Spaier wrote: Hello, I should have stated that this binary is a 64-bit one. Maybe you have a 32-bit system? No, I have a 64-bit system. Just thinking about it later, could

Re: loss of speech in speakup when switching between console and gui

On 04/11/18 18:36, Samuel Thibault wrote: Keith Barrett, le dim. 04 nov. 2018 18:32:41 +, a ecrit: On 04/11/18 13:48, Didier Spaier wrote: On 04/11/2018 14:37, Keith Barrett wrote: On 03/11/18 19:54, Didier Spaier wrote: Hello, I should have stated that this binary is a 64-bit one

Re: loss of speech in speakup when switching between console and gui

On 03/11/18 19:54, Didier Spaier wrote: Hello, I should have stated that this binary is a 64-bit one. Maybe you have a 32-bit system? No, I have a 64-bit system. Just thinking about it later, could it be a permissions/ownership issue? Best, Didier On 03/11/2018 20:32, Keith Barrett

loss of speech in speakup when switching between console and gui

Is any one able to reproduce this? Debian buster up to date as of 01 October 2018. I am loosing speech in the console using speakup after switching back from the desktop. To reproduce, log in to the desktop and make sure orca is working. Then switch to one of the text consoles with control

Re: loss of speech in speakup when switching between console and gui

On 02/10/18 17:56, john doe wrote: On 10/2/2018 6:04 PM, Keith Barrett wrote: Is any one able to reproduce this? Debian buster up to date as of 01 October 2018. I am loosing speech in the console using speakup after switching back from the desktop. To reproduce, log in to the desktop

speakup crashes

Hello, Can anyone reproduce this:- Debian buster updated on 19th september. When switching from desktop to one of the consoles, speech is lost in the console if orca is speaking at the time of changing to a command line. To reproduce:- 1 Login to the desktop. 2 Log in to one or more

Re: Request for CLI espeak Install to have needed CLI programs for blind.

On 10/12/2018 17:40, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote: That isn't what I said. I was asking that a working CLI Installation be one of the options. I would also like this. I think having wifi configured during the install would solve most of the issues here. There is still a lot of effort needed

index braille embosser

Hello, Debian buster amd64, index basic D embosser with 12.2.0 firmware. I am having an issue with paper size and margins. The embosser is recognized by cupps which correctly identified it's version. The first side of the first page works although the embossing begins at the very top edge,

Re: index braille embosser

On 07/04/19 20:44, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le dim. 07 avril 2019 13:10:07 +0100, a ecrit: On 06/04/2019 23:50, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le sam. 06 avril 2019 19:00:22 +0100, a ecrit: The embosser is recognized by cupps which correctly identified

Re: index braille embosser

On 07/04/19 22:56, Samuel Thibault wrote: Keith Barrett, le dim. 07 avril 2019 22:02:53 +0100, a ecrit: On 07/04/19 20:44, Samuel Thibault wrote: Keith Barrett, le dim. 07 avril 2019 13:10:07 +0100, a ecrit: On 06/04/2019 23:50, Samuel Thibault wrote: All I can find in the cupps log

Re: index braille embosser

On 07/04/19 22:02, Keith Barrett wrote: On 07/04/19 20:44, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le dim. 07 avril 2019 13:10:07 +0100, a ecrit: On 06/04/2019 23:50, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le sam. 06 avril 2019 19:00:22 +0100, a ecrit: The embosser

Re: index braille embosser

On 08/04/19 16:59, Samuel Thibault wrote: Keith Barrett, le lun. 08 avril 2019 16:31:22 +0100, a ecrit: I am attaching the full output of the command and the temp file that resulted from it. I have not sent it to the list as it is long Being long is not a problem :) and contains

Re: index braille embosser

On 06/04/2019 23:50, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le sam. 06 avril 2019 19:00:22 +0100, a ecrit: The embosser is recognized by cupps which correctly identified it's version. The first side of the first page works although the embossing begins at the very top edge, ignoring

speakup screen review not working after system comes out of power saving

Hello, Can any one else reproduce? Debian buster amd64, updated on 12th June 2019. If system is not used and goes in to power saving mode, i.e. drive not spinning, after pressing power button and logging back in, the screen review keys in speakup are not working. Also, arrow keys are not

Re: sound card ordering

On 18/08/2019 18:12, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le sam. 17 août 2019 13:41:14 +0100, a ecrit: There are two sound cards in the system but only one was detected when I installed buster. When the system starts, the card ordering is not reliable so on occasions the non

sound card ordering

Hello, Debian bullseye upgraded from buster amd64. Pulseaudio removed and purged. There are two sound cards in the system but only one was detected when I installed buster. When the system starts, the card ordering is not reliable so on occasions the non working asus card is card 0 hence

Re: sound card ordering

On 18/08/2019 21:08, Samuel Thibault wrote: Keith Barrett, le dim. 18 août 2019 20:30:50 +0100, a ecrit: On 18/08/2019 18:12, Samuel Thibault wrote: Keith Barrett, le sam. 17 août 2019 13:41:14 +0100, a ecrit: There are two sound cards in the system but only one was detected when I

Re: sound card ordering

On 20/08/2019 21:47, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le lun. 19 août 2019 15:55:01 +0100, a ecrit: On 18/08/2019 21:08, Samuel Thibault wrote: Keith Barrett, le dim. 18 août 2019 20:30:50 +0100, a ecrit: Interesting, I have not modified /etc/default/espeakup but it does

Re: sound card ordering

already.tried that but no change. One more thought, can there be more than one .conf file in /etc/modprobe.d as I have one called local.conf as well which loads the speakup_soft module? Best, Didier On 22/08/2019 23:05, Keith Barrett wrote: On 21/08/2019 19:10, Didier Spaier wrote

Re: sound card ordering

On 23/08/2019 17:13, Didier Spaier wrote: Helo, On 23/08/2019 17:35, Keith Barrett wrote: On 23/08/2019 00:08, Didier Spaier wrote: Hello, Just to be sure, please attach /etc/modprobe.d/soundcards.conf to your next post OK, here it is: options index=0 options index=1 It should

Re: sound card ordering

On 23/08/2019 17:45, Keith Barrett wrote: On 23/08/2019 17:13, Didier Spaier wrote: Helo, On 23/08/2019 17:35, Keith Barrett wrote: On 23/08/2019 00:08, Didier Spaier wrote: Hello, Just to be sure, please attach /etc/modprobe.d/soundcards.conf to your next post OK, here

Kenwood tm-d710ge

Hello, I am taking delivery of a Kenwood tm-d710ge this week. Does any one on here have a panel description or an accessible manual? Many thanks Keith gw4nby

Re: Graphics (braille) embossing

Hello, In case it helps, last time I looked at this, both margins and papersize set in cupps were ignored. Using an index basic d embosser. On 22/05/2020 14:33, Sebastian Humenda wrote: Hi Samuel I am warming up this rather old thread, since I finally got around to experiment a bit.

Sound Card selection at boot

Hello, Since updating bullseye to bookworm, the same sound card is not being used at boot time. There are two sound cards in this machine and before the update, one card was always used when the system started so speech was reliable. Since the update to Bookworm, the card selection is