> OK, I think that the problem is no alsa support being compiled in > speech-dispatcher, as I said before get the dev alsa library package, and > re-compile speech-dispatcher. > > Earlier versions than the current espeak does work, it just won't be able > to select a voice, so you probably do want to to update espeak, just use > the latest version at http://espeak.sf.net/test/latest.html > > You probably don't need to do anything with portaudio if you use the linux > compiled version, but if you wish to compile from source then you need to > get the dev portaudio package. Also when installing, make sure you put the > headers in the include dir as speech-dispatcher will need it to compile > the espeak module (if you have installed the libespeak-dev package then it > should be OK). > > Also when you copy the libespeak shared library to your lib directory, > change the link /usr/lib/libespeak.so and /usr/lib/libespeak.so.1 to that > library. > > Let us know if you get it working, I think the espeak module has improved > the performance with orca, wonder if you find it does as well. > > From > Michael Whapples > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Guy Schlosser" <guyster at buckeye-express.com> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 6:12 PM > Subject: Re: speech-dispatcher beta 1, no speech > > >> Hey there Michael, and thanks for the quick reply. What is the easiest >> way to install the newest espeak under ubuntu 7.04? Do I just download >> the zip file from sourceforge and compile the source? Do I need >> libportaudio or anything like that? I have disabled every module except >> for the two that I'm trying to get working. The modules I'm using are >> espeak (not espeak-generic), and ibmtts. Again, thanks in advance for >> the help. >> >> >> >> Guy >> >> >> >> At 12:49 PM 7/16/2007, you wrote: >>>If you want alsa support, you will need the dev alsa packages as well >>>(probably something like libasound2-dev). >>> >>>Also you may want to install the latest version of espeak if you are >>>using >>>the espeak specific module (the module called espeak, not espeak-generic) >>>as >>>earlier versions don't support changing the espeak voice through >>>speech-dispatcher. >>> >>>Also try disabling any modules you don't actually want, while it doesn't >>>solve the problem being there in speech-dispatcher, it removes it for >>>you. >>> >>>So if you still get errors with modules you need, say which ones you are >>>using (I suggest using the speech-dispatcher names as there the two >>>espeak >>>modules, espeak and espeak-generic, and things are different for these >>>two >>>modules). >>> >>>From >>>Michael Whapples >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Guy Schlosser" <guyster at buckeye-express.com> >>>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >>>Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 3:38 PM >>>Subject: Fwd: speech-dispatcher beta 1, no speech >>> >>> >>> >I forgot to mention in my previous post that I'm running Ubuntu 7.04 >>> >with >>> >Espeak 1.25. Again, thanks in advance for the help. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Guy >>> > >>> >>Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:12:42 -0400 >>> >>To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> >>From: Guy Schlosser <guyster at buckeye-express.com> >>> >>Subject: speech-dispatcher beta 1, no speech >>> >> >>> >>Hi all, I installed the speech-dispatcher 0.6.4 beta 1 today, and have >>> >>a >>> >>few problems. Not sure if they are a problem with the beta or >>> >>something >>> >>on my system, but if someone could help me sort it out, it would be >>> >>greatly appreciated. When I rebooted my computer after install, and >>> >>recompiling the python bindings, I get no speech. I then got orca >>> >>back to >>> >>a speakable state, and found the following problems when I examined >>> >>/var/log/speechd.log, I see the message "bad syntax from module >>> >>Espeak. I >>> >>also see some problems with module ibmtts. The messages are: Broken >>> >>pipe >>> >>to module and library not compiled with alsa support. Anyone have any >>> >>suggestions? As always, any help would be greatly appreciated. >>> >> >>> >>Thanks much in advance, >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>Guy >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Speakup mailing list >>>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> >> >> >
