I have a script in /etc/pm/sleep.d where I stop and start speech-dispatcher, and in my case speechd-up. This is on vinux/ubuntu, but you are likely to have the same capability. Let me know if you want the script. On Thu, 16 May 2013, Steve Holmes wrote: > I've been noticing a big problem lately when I close the lid on my > laptop. I lose speech completely when I re-open the lid later. I'm > running latest Arch Linux with the systemd implementation so espeakup > is started as a system service and I also have speech dispatcher > running as a central process using the systemd stuff. Anyway, When the > lid is closed, it automatically runs whatever steps to "sleep" the > machine. When I open it back up, most everything else "wakes" up find > but I have no speech. I recall some incidents where espeak and spd-say > would work when manually tested from the command line. alas, speakup > is down for the count. I even tried recently to do a "systemd restart > espeakup" but that managed to completely lock up that console > session. When this systemd stuff got introduced a short while ago, I > recalled everything coming up just fine. Now, no speech every time. I > have to reboot to get speakup back. > > Any ideas why this is going on? > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard. > The full disclaimer details can be found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. > > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, > and is believed to be clean. > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > >