Now this is interesting: Script started on Fri 22 Jun 2018 04:33:03 PM EDT root@taf:~# cd /var/log/packages root@taf:/var/log/packages# ls espeak* espeak-1.48.04-x86_64-4slint espeak-ng-1.49.1-x86_64-3slint espeakup-0.80-x86_64-7slint root@taf:/var/log/packages# ls orca* orca-3.26.0-x86_64-6slint root@taf:/var/log/packages# ls portaudio* portaudio-v19-x86_64-2slint root@taf:/var/log/packages# ls spea[Kech-dispatcher* speech-dispatcher-0.8.7-x86_64-2slint root@taf:/var/log/packages# cd root@taf:~# cat /etc/asound.conf # ALSA system-wide config file # By default, redirect to PulseAudio: pcm.default pulse ctl.default pulse root@taf:~# grep dmix /etc/pulse/default.pa root@taf:~# grep s[Kdn[Ksnoop /etc/pulse/default.pa root@taf:~# exit exit Script done on Fri 22 Jun 2018 04:35:41 PM EDT On Thu, 21 Jun 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:31:43 > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: slint and vlc > > Hello Jude, > > The output of alsacap indicates that your card 0 is currently in use > by orca or espeakup, as that's why it says: > > Error opening sound device for card 0, device 0: Device or resource > > busy. Skipping. > > This is a good thing, as currently if the HDMI card was the first one > you would get no sound at all, unless you attach an audio equipment > to the HDMI port. > > As an aside, in next Slint ISO this will be fixed as the working sound > card will be probed during installation, but that's not the issue here. > > To investigate further I need to know the exact version of some > packages. Please indicate their whole full name in /var/log/packages: > espeak > espeak-ng > orca > portaudio > speech-dispatcher > > Also, please provide the content of /etc/asound.conf and the output of: > grep dmix /etc/pulse/default.pa > grep dsnoop /etc/pulse/default.pa > > To elaborate, if your system is up to date you should have an absent or > empty /etc/asound.conf (commented lines put aside) > and /etc/pulse/default.pa should include these two lines: > load-module module-alsa-sink device=dmix > load-module module-alsa-source device=dsnoop > > Best, > > Didier > > Le 21/06/2018 ? 16:35, Linux for blind general discussion a ?crit?: > > 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 -- _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list