Make sure your user is in the pulse-access group. I also have Debian-gdm, speech-dispatcher and root in pulse-access. I added these users to the audio group too, for good measure. For orca, I don't get speech until I login. It selects my user by default and places focus on the password field, so I just need to enter my password and then it will start speaking. On Sun, 9 Mar 2014, Robert Spangler wrote: > I am running Jesse/Sid. I tried all of these things with no luck. I even > tried Janina's suggestion of disabling Pulseaudio (using her steps) and that > just resulted in Orca not speaking. > > I thought I would try a little experimenting of my own, so I recompiled > espeak to use Pulseaudio. I then configured Pulseaudio to run as a system > service. When I attempted to restart espeakup, it said it couldn't connect > to PulseAudio: access denied. > > On another note: I noticed, when booting, that speech starts before the > Pulseaudio daemon. Could this be causing a problem? > > I'll keep hammering away at this. I agree with another poster that someone > should fix this bug. > > Thanks, > Rob > > On 3/7/2014 10:48 AM, Trevor Astrope wrote: >> On Fri, 7 Mar 2014, John G. Heim wrote: >> >>> I think the classic fix for this probme is to recompile espeak to use >>> pulseaudio. Here is a link to a bug report explaining (sort of) what >>> to do. >>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481651 >>> >>> I think we had a discussion of this point back in November of 2013 but >>> i can't find the thread on google. I am still running debian squeeze >>> on my every day work machine and all my other machines now use sonar >>> linux. So I haven't tried to get speakup and orca to play nice for >>> several months. But I know I got speakup and orca to work in wheezy by >>> following the advice on that bug report. The real problem was that the >>> version of orca in debian wheezy >>> didn't work. >> >> Below is the post from you and Mike Ray on how to configure and build >> espeak to use pulseaudio. I run pulseaudio as a daemon to get espeakup >> to start speaking as soon as it is loaded so I get speech at the login >> prompt. >> >> In Debian Jessie/Sid, you will need to edit /etc/default/pulseaudio to >> have this line: >> >> PULSEAUDIO_SYSTEM_START=1 >> >> And in /etc/pulse/client.conf: >> >> autospawn = no >> >> It's been a while since I configured speech for orca, but I think I had >> to modify /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf to use a unix socket: >> >> SocketPath "/var/run/speech-dispatcher/speech-dispatcher.sock" >> >> And in my .bash_profile, I added: >> >> export >> SPEECHD_ADDRESS="unix_socket:/var/run/speech-dispatcher/speech-dispatcher.sock" >> >> >> I use hardware speech with speakup on the machine running orca and I >> don't run orca on the machine using espeakup, so I can't say that it >> will work for both orca and speakup with espeakup. Please follow up if I >> missed something. >> >> ----- Forwarded Message ----- >> Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 22:17:03 >> From: John G. Heim <jheim at math.wisc.edu> >> Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. >> <speakup at linux-speakup.org> >> To: mike at raspberryvi.org, Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. >> <speakup at linux-speakup.org>, Brandon McGinty-Carroll >> <bmmcginty at bmcginty.hopto.org> >> Subject: Re: speakup & orca in debian 7 >> >> I got it working on my debian 7 (wheezy) system. Here is what I did: >> >> apt-get remove espeakup espeak >> apt-get install libpulse-dev libsonic-dev >> apt-get source espeak >> cd espeak-1.6.42/src/ >> [edit Makefile as describe below] >> make >> make install >> >> cd ../../ >> apt-get install espeakup >> cd espeakup-0.71/ >> make >> make install >> >> modprobe speakup-soft >> espeakup >> Viola! >> >> Notes: >> 1. I couldn't figure out how to get the debian espeakup package to work >> with my custom compiled version of speakup. You can't install espeakup >> w/o the espeak package. >> 2. The apt-get source command downloads the source for the debian >> package into the current working directory. >> >> On 11/01/2013 07:28 PM, Mike Ray wrote: >>> >>> I should also say the command to compile is: >>> >>> make all >>> >>> not just make >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> On 02/11/2013 00:22, Mike Ray wrote: >>>> >>>> Here is what I did: >>>> >>>> Edit the Makefile and find the section which reads like this: >>>> >>>> # 'runtime' uses pulseaudio if it is running, else uses portaudio >>>> #AUDIO = runtime >>>> AUDIO = portaudio >>>> #AUDIO = portaudio0 >>>> #AUDIO = portaudio2 >>>> #AUDIO = pulseaudio >>>> #AUDIO = sada >>>> >>>> And simply change it to read thusly: >>>> >>>> # 'runtime' uses pulseaudio if it is running, else uses portaudio >>>> #AUDIO = runtime >>>> #AUDIO = portaudio >>>> #AUDIO = portaudio0 >>>> #AUDIO = portaudio2 >>>> AUDIO = pulseaudio >>>> #AUDIO = sada >>>> >>>> As you can see I just commented out portaudio and uncommented >>>> pulseaudio. >>>> >>>> I'm pretty sure that's all I did. If you get errors about libraries >>>> just install what you have missing. >>>> >>>> I am currently having trouble configuring pulseaudio to autospawn >>>> properly on the Raspberry Pi. >>>> >>>> But I hope if I can get it to work switching from portaudio to >>>> pulseaudio will solve all the latency issues and crashes we currently >>>> have with Arch on the Pi. >>>> >>>> We have SpeakUp and Emacspeak running with eSpeak on Arch on the Pi >>>> but have had to blacklist firmware and newer versions of sound >>>> drivers because of a change to the driver which introduced some >>>> latency problems. >>>> >>>> The other way to make SpeakUp use pulse would be to ditch espeakup >>>> and use speechd-up to connect it to speech-dispatcher but I haven't >>>> had much success with speechd-up on Arch either on x86 or on the Pi. >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> >>>> On 02/11/2013 00:01, Brandon McGinty-Carroll wrote: >>>>> Mike, >>>>> If you have the configure commands/steps handy, I'd love them, as >>>>> would others, I'm sure. >>>>> If not, I'll go looking and post back what I find. >>>>> >>>>> Brandon McGinty-Carroll >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Nov 01, 2013 at 10:22:05PM +0000, Mike Ray wrote: >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> >>>>>> Espeakup doesn't use either portaudio or pulseaudio. It just calls >>>>>> espeak, which in it's default configuration uses portaudio. >>>>>> >>>>>> It is possible to re-compile espeak to use pulseaudio. I have just >>>>>> done exactly that in efforts to get tts to work properly on Arch >>>>>> Linux on a Raspberry Pi. >>>>>> >>>>>> espeak using portaudio suffers appalling latency on the Pi and >>>>>> sometimes crashes the kernel, but using pulseaudio the latency >>>>>> issues are gone. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mike >>>>>> >>>>>> On 01/11/2013 20:37, Gregory Nowak wrote: >>>>>>> If there is a way to use dmix to augment/replace pulse, I'd love to >>>>>>> know about it. The problem here is that espeakup uses alsa directly >>>>>>> instead of going through pulse. The only two ways I can think of to >>>>>>> fix this would be either to be able to run espeakup as a normal user, >>>>>>> which should force it to use pulse by virtue of opening alsa as a >>>>>>> regular user from what I understand, or to add pulse support to >>>>>>> espeakup. Actually, espeak uses portaudio if I remember right, so >>>>>>> maybe it's >>>>>>> as simple as portaudio supporting pulse. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Greg >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 04:52:48AM +0900, Devon Stewart wrote: >>>>>>>> Isn't there a way to use alsa's dmix plugin to either replace, or >>>>>>>> at least augment, pulse? Also, this is assuming that Alsa is >>>>>>>> being used from the CLI. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -Devon >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 2013/11/02, at 4:41, "John G. Heim" <jheim at math.wisc.edu> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If I kill pulseaudio, do I still get speech with orca? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 11/01/13 14:23, Trevor Astrope wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Are you using software speech with both speakup and orca? I've >>>>>>>>>> had this >>>>>>>>>> problem with sound not working on the command line after >>>>>>>>>> running orca. >>>>>>>>>> In my case, gnome/orca started a pulseaudio process running as >>>>>>>>>> my user, >>>>>>>>>> even though I have pulseaudio and speechd-up configured to run >>>>>>>>>> as a >>>>>>>>>> system daemon. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Killing the pulseaudio process running as my user gets sound >>>>>>>>>> back. You >>>>>>>>>> may need to restart speechd-up service as well, as I sometimes >>>>>>>>>> have a >>>>>>>>>> problem with this too, but I usually use hardware speech, so I >>>>>>>>>> don't >>>>>>>>>> remember the scenario where that is necessary to do as well. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 1 Nov 2013, John G. Heim wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Sorry if this is an FAQ but is there a solution to that >>>>>>>>>>> problem with >>>>>>>>>>> running both speakup & orca in debian 7? Every time I've >>>>>>>>>>> installed >>>>>>>>>>> debian 7 (aka wheezy), I can use speakup fine unless I log in >>>>>>>>>>> at the >>>>>>>>>>> GUI and run orca. At that point, speakup stops talking and >>>>>>>>>>> nothing >>>>>>>>>>> I've found short of rebooting gets it working agin. I >>>>>>>>>>> understand this >>>>>>>>>>> has something to do with pulse audio run in the GUI. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>>>> John G. Heim, 608-263-4189, jheim at math.wisc.edu >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> Speakup mailing list >>>>>>>>>>> Speakup at linux-speakup.org >>>>>>>>>>> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> Speakup mailing list >>>>>>>>>> Speakup at linux-speakup.org >>>>>>>>>> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>> John G. Heim, 608-263-4189, jheim at math.wisc.edu >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Speakup mailing list >>>>>>>>> Speakup at linux-speakup.org >>>>>>>>> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Speakup mailing list >>>>>>>> Speakup at linux-speakup.org >>>>>>>> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Michael A. Ray >>>>>> Analyst/Programmer >>>>>> Witley, Surrey, South-east UK >>>>>> >>>>>> I KEEP six honest serving-men, They taught me all I know. Their >>>>>> names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who. >>>>>> -- Rudyard Kipling (paraphrased) >>>>>> >>>>>> Interested in accessibility on the Raspberry Pi? >>>>>> Visit: http://www.raspberryvi.org/ >>>>>> >>>>>> From where you can join our mailing list for visually-impaired Pi >>>>>> hackers >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Speakup mailing list >>>>>> Speakup at linux-speakup.org >>>>>> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at linux-speakup.org >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at linux-speakup.org >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >
