Hey I just had this exact problem. Thanks so much for posting this message. I guess I'll try downgrading. THis happens on Arch with Kernel 3.4.3. Austin Seraphin au at sunbeem.net On Jun 18, 2012, at 9:01 AM, Chris Brannon wrote: > Hi all, > It seems that Speakup is broken for the new 3.4.x kernels. > These are now in the core repository on ArchLinux. If you're running > Arch and you haven't upgraded, you might want to hold off on doing the > upgrade. Downgrading to a 3.3.x kernel might be an option for people > who have already been hit. Also, ArchLinux provides a package called > linux-lts. This is an older kernel. Currently, that package is at > version 3.0.4. So replacing linux with linux-lts might also be an > option for some. > > Anyway, here's the problem. As soon as you use one of the Speakup > review keys, the system locks up hard. This is even the case with > numpad 0. > I'm going to use git bisect to figure out which change causes the > problem. Hopefully, I (or someone) can write a patch in the next few > days. > > -- Chris > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
