On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 09:28:43PM -0400, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Though I can install a system using archinstall I have yet to get > espeak-ng to speak after first reboot. > spd-conf threw many errors when run didn't have directories and wouldn't > create them so speech-dispatcher could be started automatically along with > other errors. if you don't want to use gui, you don't need speech-dispatcher. > The first time I chose xorg for install type and I expect though that got > me a system it was speechless. > Then I tried minimal with no better luck. > One of the things I was told was that no audio server would be installed > even though alsa-utils and alsa-plugins were both installed. > The sound card does pop when the system comes up. > Two things on the system that wouldn't install were pcspkr and sg in the > kernel so no grub beep on the way up. That's usually not a problem since > if I can find a sound file to play at boot up I can make that happen if > necessary. pc-speaker module are included in the arch kernel, no need to install it. moreover grub don't need pcspeaker module to beep at boot. > My extra packages line was: > lynx surfraw alsa-plugins-alsa-utils espeak-ng mlocate pulseaudio > speech-dispatcher to make system talk at boot you need to install and start espeakup. I recommend reading the installation instructions with accessibility options on the arch wiki [1] [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Install_Arch_Linux_with_accessibility_options -- Sincerely, Alexander _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list