Okay, here is alsacap output: jude@taf:~$ alsacap *** Scanning for playback devices *** Card 0, ID `SB', name `HDA ATI SB' Device 0, ID `ALC892 Analog', name `ALC892 Analog', 1 subdevices (0 available) Error opening sound device for card 0, device 0: Device or resource busy. Skipping. Card 1, ID `NVidia', name `HDA NVidia' Device 3, ID `HDMI 0', name `HDMI 0', 1 subdevices (1 available) 2..8 channels, sampling rate 32000..192000 Hz Sample formats: S16_LE, S32_LE Subdevice 0, name `subdevice #0' Device 7, ID `HDMI 1', name `HDMI 1', 1 subdevices (1 available) 2..8 channels, sampling rate 32000..192000 Hz Sample formats: S16_LE, S32_LE Subdevice 0, name `subdevice #0' j On Thu, 21 Jun 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 19:09:17 > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: slint and vlc > > Then, my assumption is that the issue is having both alsa and > pulseaudio working at the same time, which works now but not > so well previously. I will make some tests myself on a previous version > tomorrow (it's late here), but probably you need to upgrade Slint > to the current version. > > Please tell if you tried both in a console (aka tty) and in a graphical > environment, so that I can reproduce your situation. > > Best, > > Didier > > > Le 21/06/2018 ? 00:54, Linux for blind general discussion a ?crit?: > > Okay, I have sound with espeakup and orca. I do not use a braille > > device. > > On Thu, 21 Jun 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > >> Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 18:07:46 > >> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: Re: slint and vlc > >> > >> Both work here, so there should be an issue with your sound settings > >> or installation. Example: > >> > >> didier[~]$ play /usr/share/sounds/purple/login.wav > >> > >> /usr/share/sounds/purple/login.wav: > >> > >> File Size: 192k Bit Rate: 706k > >> Encoding: Signed PCM > >> Channels: 2 @ 16-bit > >> Samplerate: 22050Hz > >> Replaygain: off > >> Duration: 00:00:02.18 > >> > >> In:100% 00:00:02.18 [00:00:00.00] Out:48.1k [ | ] Clip:0 > >> Done. > >> didier[~]$ > >> > >> I did hear the "tune". > >> > >> Do you have sound with other apps, including espeakup and/or orca? > >> > >> I ask because you don't say if you use speech or a Braille device. > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> Didier > >> > >> Le 20/06/2018 ? 23:55, Linux for blind general discussion a ?crit?: > >>> A little more background, I haven't been able to get > >>> /usr/share/sounds/purple/login.wav to play with aplay or play or paplay. > >>> No error returns but neither does any sound. > >>> > >>> On Wed, 20 Jun 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > >>> > >>>> Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:55:15 > >>>> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >>>> To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>> Subject: Re: slint and vlc > >>>> > >>>> Hello, > >>>> > >>>> Le 20/06/2018 ? 20:38, Linux for blind general discussion a ?crit?: > >>>>> I have an old version of slint running on the new computer. What I am > >>>>> curious about is if vlc can play any url or local files on the machine > >>>>> once downloaded. So far it doesn't on this older version of slint. > >>>> > >>>> That's weird, vlc should play pretty much any file, local or remote. > >>>> > >>>> The version of Slint shouldn't matter at all. > >>>> > >>>> >From "vlc -h": > >>>> > >>>> <quoted text begins below> > >>>> Usage: vlc [options] [stream] ... > >>>> You can specify multiple streams on the commandline. > >>>> They will be enqueued in the playlist. > >>>> The first item specified will be played first. > >>>> > >>>> Options-styles: > >>>> --option A global option that is set for the duration of the program. > >>>> -option A single letter version of a global --option. > >>>> :option An option that only applies to the stream directly before it > >>>> and that overrides previous settings. > >>>> > >>>> Stream MRL syntax: > >>>> [[access][/demux]://]URL[#[title][:chapter][-[title][:chapter]]] > >>>> [:option=value ...] > >>>> > >>>> Many of the global --options can also be used as MRL specific :options. > >>>> Multiple :option=value pairs can be specified. > >>>> > >>>> URL syntax: > >>>> file:///path/file Plain media file > >>>> http://host[:port]/file HTTP URL > >>>> ftp://host[:port]/file FTP URL > >>>> mms://host[:port]/file MMS URL > >>>> screen:// Screen capture > >>>> dvd://[device] DVD device > >>>> vcd://[device] VCD device > >>>> cdda://[device] Audio CD device > >>>> udp://[[<source address>]@[<bind address>][:<bind port>]] > >>>> UDP stream sent by a streaming server > >>>> vlc://pause:<seconds> Pause the playlist for a certain time > >>>> vlc://quit Special item to quit VLC > >>>> <end of quoted text> > >>>> > >>>> Doesn't this syntax work for you? > >>>> > >>>> Here (but I don't think that the VLC version matter either): > >>>> didier[~]$ LANG=en_US.utf8 vlc --version > >>>> VLC media player 2.2.8 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.7-14-g3cc1d8cba9) > >>>> VLC version 2.2.8 Weatherwax (2.2.7-14-g3cc1d8cba9) > >>>> Compiled by root on stable.slint.net (Jan 18 2018 00:49:03) > >>>> Compiler: gcc version 5.3.0 (GCC) > >>>> This program comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. > >>>> You may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License; > >>>> see the file named COPYING for details. > >>>> Written by the VideoLAN team; see the AUTHORS file. > >>>> didier[~]$ > >>>> > >>>> Best, > >>>> > >>>> Didier > >>>> -- > >>>> Slint distribution > >>>> http://slint.fr > >>>> http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2.1/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 -- _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list