if you have a /var/log/speechd-up.log is there anything useful there, such as error messages? If not, try increasing the logging level by passing -lx to speechd-up, where x is a level from one to five, with five being the highest I believe. Also, what happens when you run speechd-up with the -p flag? Greg On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 03:03:25PM -0400, John Covici wrote: > Well, my setup was speech-dispatcher as a system rather than a user > service and pulse audio was not involved -- see if that combination > works for you. > -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your contacts. -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@xxxxxx _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup