Okay, upgrade complete and /etc/asound.conf has been removed. Whenever I run orca-off and orca-on I get the following warning in this environment: (process:1420): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf: Error spawning command line 'dbus-launch --autolaunch=1029b2d79b4da8ff62d6b7bf5a1d0b3d --binary-syntax --close-stderr': Child process exited with code 1 Orca has been enabled for user jude. I don't know what that means and don't know if it's serious or potentially serious but figured to pass it along. On Sat, 23 Jun 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:19:27 > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: slint and vlc > > This system is not completely up to date. > > Please remove these lines in /etc/asound.conf > pcm.default pulse > ctl.default pulse > or just remove the file. > > Also, speech dispatcher should now be at version 0.8.8, so check in > /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc that you have exactly this line: > SOURCE=http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2.1/:PREFERRED > > then to get the updated package type: > slapt-get -u # just in case > slapt-get -i speech-dispatcher > > As an aside, I tried to use libao as audio backend of speech-dispatcher > and I get better results that using alsa directly. > > This confirms what Halim Sahin posted today on the orca mailing list in > response to a post from Janina (and what already told me Samuel Thibault > or Kyle IIRC). > > But I will do more testing before uploading an updated package and > anyway you should already get better settings doing what I wrote above. > > Best, > > Didier > > Le 22/06/2018 ? 23:13, Linux for blind general discussion a ?crit?: > > Now I'm going to check vlc but did want to say putting the dmix line and > > the dsnoop line in /etc/pulse/default.pa enabled orca to work. Speech > > sounds like it's coming through a napkin held close to a comb when orca > > starts up and when orca shuts down but once inside orca I think seems to > > work. I set preferences and all that speech sounded clear but > > environment outside of orca preferences seems a bit silent every so > > often. Some parts of the desktop seem a little silent but I may be > > typing too fast again. This machine has much more memory on it than the > > old machine had so we shouldn't be having problems for lack of memory. > > > > 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