Hey Chrys, Yes running it as root. This might actually suit my scenario better. I'll try and see how it goes. Cheers, Okash On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 11:17 AM, chrys <chrys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Howdy, > > i know its already fixed :) but say my little penny: > did you run it as root? does speechd-up require root? > if it does i see similar issues while my development in fenrir using > speech-dispatcher. running spd-conf as root and user and select explicit > pulseaudio as output solves that issues (if it is the same problem). > running speech-dispatcher via pulse on root does also require some pulse > setup to stream the "root" sound to the normal user. > i create a script that would do that. > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chrys87/fenrir/master/tools/configure_pulse.sh > > not sure if that makes sense for your issue. i just see this here on many > fenrir setups (using the speech-dispatcher driver). > cheers chrys > > Am 15.08.2017 um 09:33 schrieb Okash Khawaja: >> >> Hi, >> >> Changing from pulse to alsa worked. Thanks all very much for help! >> >> Still wonder why spd-say can do spd_open while speechd-up fails. May be >> something check later. >> >> Okash >> >> On 15 Aug 2017 7:49 am, "Okash Khawaja" <okash.khawaja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Okay I'll give it a go. >>> >>> Thanks , >>> Okash >>> >>> On 14 Aug 2017 8:03 pm, "John Covici" <covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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. >>> >>> On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:40:17 -0400, >>> Okash Khawaja wrote: >>>> >>>> [1 <text/plain; UTF-8 (7bit)>] >>>> [2 <text/html; UTF-8 (quoted-printable)>] >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Speech dispatcher is installed per user under /usr /local /... So is >>> >>> speechd-up. Yes I'm using pulse audio. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Okash >>>> >>>> On 14 Aug 2017 9:28 am, "John Covici" <covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> Is speech dispatcher system wide or for each user? Also, are you >>>> using pulse audio? >>>> >>>> On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 03:00:05 -0400, >>>> Okash Khawaja wrote: >>>> > >>>> > [1 <text/plain; UTF-8 (7bit)>] >>>> > [2 <text/html; UTF-8 (quoted-printable)>] >>>> > Hi, >>>> > >>>> > Sorry about the delay. >>>> > >>>> > > So you can start speechd-up in the GUI and it will work? >>>> > > But if you start it in the text console, it won't? >>>> > Exactly >>>> > >>>> > spd-say works from text console, as does festival and espeak. >>>> > >>>> > Thanks, >>>> > Okash >>>> > >>>> > On 13 Aug 2017 7:00 pm, "John Covici" <covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > I wonder if its an audio problem. In a text console if you have >>>> > espeak installed, does spdsay do anything? >>>> > >>>> > On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 13:17:16 -0400, >>>> > Chris Brannon wrote: >>>> > > >>>> > > Okash Khawaja <okash.khawaja@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >>>> > > >>>> > > > Thanks that worked! But still no sound when run from text >>> >>> console. Works fine from inside GUI. >>>> >>>> > > >>>> > > So you can start speechd-up in the GUI and it will work? >>>> > > But if you start it in the text console, it won't? >>>> > > Does spd-say work from a text console at all? >>>> > > >>>> > > -- Chris >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: >>>> > How do >>>> > you spend it? >>>> > >>>> > John Covici >>>> > covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> > >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: >>>> How do >>>> you spend it? >>>> >>>> John Covici >>>> covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> >>> -- >>> Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: >>> How do >>> you spend it? >>> >>> John Covici >>> covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup