Okay after chrys's post, I tried to run speechd-up without root which now works with pulse. Here's what I did: 1. either configure speechd-up to use locations other than /var/run/ and /var/log/ for pidfile and logfile, or fix permissions some other way 2. create group 'speakup' and add logged in user to that group 3. add following lines to /etc/udev/rules.d/50-local.rules: KERNEL=="synth",GROUP="speakup" KERNEL=="softsynth",GROUP="speakup" Thanks, Okash On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 7:48 AM, Okash Khawaja <okash.khawaja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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
