Hi, try aumix set Master 85% <enter> alsactl store <enter>. Then try reboot and see if that's better. On Mon, 24 Feb 2014, Albert Sten-Clanton wrote: > Somewhat related to the topic below, I've so far been unable to get sound > (either Speakup or Orca) using what I think is the 7.4 live Debian DVD on my > 64-bit Linux machine. I did get Orca working using the 32-bit version on > this Windows box, but not Speakup. Even when I determined that speakup_soft > and apparently related modules were loaded by way of the lsmod and grep > commands, there was no Speakup. > > Putting aside the Speakup problem for the moment, it seems that the sound > card on this 32-bit machine works well enough with Debian but the one on my > 64-bit Linux box does not. The Fedora live CDs are at low volume when I > bring Orca up there, but there's enough sound that I can adjust settings in > gnome. Vinux used to have a series of keystrokes that allowed you to get > sound in such cases and then adjust the volume, but last time I looked I > didn't find those. Is there anything like that for straight Debian? My > purpose in all this is to try to kick a lot of tires on the Debian live CD > before deciding whether to keep what I've got or switch. > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell > Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 4:54 PM > To: Linux for blind general discussion > Subject: Re: new debian 7 install and speakup issues > > You didn't get specific about your install, but let me guess what happened > 1) you installed using a hardware synthesizer and didn't put the necessary > parameters into lilo or grub when you had the opportunity, > speakup.synth=ltlk would be one possible example > 2) you used s at the boot prompt and got speech on the sound card all the > way through the install, when you boot your system and the disk stops hit > enter once and wait you may find you actually do have speech after all. > On Sat, 22 Feb 2014, mike wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I just installed a new debian 7 install and at spoke during speech however > > once the system restarted speech stopped working any ideas? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list