Hi. After you login as root, have you tried running
modprobe speakup_apollo
My first guess is the module wasn't added to /etc/modules.
If the modprobe command gets you speech, then you can figure out the problem without needing sighted help.
Kenny
On Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 04:24:34PM +0100, lists at barrettpianos.co.uk wrote:
> Just installed debian testing from snapshot cd of 27th July.
>
> I got speech throughout the install and all seemed to go well.
>
> When booting for the first time after the install, I got no speech.
>
> I believe the system is booting correctly, as I can shut it down with
> the halt command after logging in as root.
>
> I am using hardware speech with an apollo.
>
> So, anything I can try to get it talking and any one else had this
> issue.
>
> When I get chance, will get someone to look for error messages but
> if I can get it talking in the mean time, that would be good.
>
> Thanks
>
> Keith
>
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