Re: Linux 9 stretch What to do about reviving speakup?

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Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Hi Martin,
> 
> Firstly, speakup is a kernel module, so is likely installed with your
> kernel packages, I.E. linux-image-some_numbers./
> 
> You can try to do:
> modprobe speakup_soft
> 
> and if that just comes back to your prompt, the speakup_soft module 
> loaded,

It did.

> prooving that speakup itself is fine.
> 
> In that case, I would suggest you do:
> apt-get install --fix-missing

I am not familiar with this but it sure sounds like a good idea.

	I tried it and it basically confirmed what I already know
It tries to fix the problem.  The old script gives errors.  The
new script gives errors so it gives up.  Here is it's output:

Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
The following additional packages will be installed:
  espeakup
The following packages will be upgraded:
  espeakup
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 25 not upgraded.
12 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/37.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] apt-listchanges: Reading changelogs...
(Reading database .
Preparing to unpack .../espeakup_1%3a0.80-5+deb9u3_i386.deb ...
Failed to stop espeakup.service: Unit espeakup.service not loaded.
invoke-rc.d: initscript espeakup, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 5
dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
Failed to stop espeakup.service: Unit espeakup.service not loaded.

That's odd if the new environment uses a different method of
stopping and starting services.


	The rest is the crash log which is the same no matter if
I try to deinstall/reinstall or run apt-get --fix-missing.

Thanks anyway.

invoke-rc.d: initscript espeakup, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/espeakup_1%3a0.80-5+deb9u3_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 5
update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults
Failed to start espeakup.service: Unit espeakup.service is not loaded properly: Invalid argument.
See system logs and 'systemctl status espeakup.service' for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript espeakup, action "start" failed.
● espeakup.service - Software speech output for Speakup
   Loaded: error (Reason: Invalid argument)
   Active: inactive (dead)
     Docs: man:espeakup(8)

Mar 28 16:37:27 wb5agz systemd[1]: [/lib/systemd/system/espeakup.service:12…CE}'
Mar 28 16:37:27 wb5agz systemd[1]: espeakup.service: Service lacks both Exe…ing.
Mar 28 16:41:11 wb5agz systemd[1]: [/lib/systemd/system/espeakup.service:12…CE}'
Mar 28 16:41:11 wb5agz systemd[1]: espeakup.service: Service lacks both Exe…ing.
Mar 28 16:41:13 wb5agz systemd[1]: [/lib/systemd/system/espeakup.service:12…CE}'
Mar 28 16:41:13 wb5agz systemd[1]: espeakup.service: Service lacks both Exe…ing.
Mar 28 16:41:19 wb5agz systemd[1]: [/lib/systemd/system/espeakup.service:12…CE}'
Mar 28 16:41:19 wb5agz systemd[1]: espeakup.service: Service lacks both Exe…ing.
Mar 28 16:41:21 wb5agz systemd[1]: [/lib/systemd/system/espeakup.service:12…CE}'
Mar 28 16:41:21 wb5agz systemd[1]: espeakup.service: Service lacks both Exe…ing.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/espeakup_1%3a0.80-5+deb9u3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> which would try to sort out your half-installed packages.
> Then try to re-install espeakup.
> HTH, Willem
> 
> 
> On Thu, 28 Mar 2019, Didier Spaier wrote:
> 
> 
>     [The e-mail server of the sender could not be verified (SPF Record)]
> 
>     Hello Martin,
> 
>     as the issue you describe is about Debian Stretch, maybe
> 
>     you will find help on the Debian accessibility mailing list?
> 
>     Best
> 
>     Didier
> 
>     On 28/03/2019 17:25, Martin McCormick wrote:
> 
>         I know that speakup was upgraded some time ago and it quit
>         starting on every system I had upgraded to Debian Stretch.  I
>         have a couple of systems that mersifully still talk and usually
>         log in to the stretch systems with no problem but this isn't
>         rightas the stretch systems should have the ability  to talk on
>         their own so I am trying to get this ability back and the error
>         salad is uniquely opaque.
> 
>                 I thought.  Let's just delete the speakup package and
>         reinstall the new version and everything should be fine as we
>         will get the new scripts.  Situation resolved right?
> 
>                 Not exactly.  Speech is always harder than you think
>         uness it just works from the get go.
> 
>         Here's what happened when I tried to do that:
> 
>         root@wb5agz:~# apt-get purge speakup
>         E: Unable to locate package speakup
> 
>         Okay.  Then I should be able to install speakup right?
> 
>         root@wb5agz:~# apt-get install speakup
>         The following packages were automatically installed and are no 
> longer required:
>           espeak espeak-data espeak-ng-data libespeak-ng1 libespeak1 
> libpcaudio0
>           libsonic0
>         Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
>         The following packages will be REMOVED:
>           espeakup*
>         0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 25 not upgraded.
>         12 not fully installed or removed.
>         After this operation, 79.9 kB disk space will be freed.
>         Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
>         dpkg: error processing package espeakup (--remove):
>          package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
>          reinstall it before attempting a removal
>         Errors were encountered while processing:
>          espeakup
>         E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> 
>                 My first response is, Ya.  Tell me something I don't
>         already know.  Let's try the autoremove and see what happens.
> 
>         root@wb5agz:~# apt-get autoremove
> 
>         Reading package lists... 0%
> 
>         Reading package lists... 100%
> 
>         Reading package lists... Done
> 
>         Building dependency tree... 0%
> 
>         Building dependency tree... 0%
> 
>         Building dependency tree... 50%
> 
>         Building dependency tree... 50%
> 
>         Building dependency tree... 60%
> 
>         Building dependency tree... 75%
> 
>         Building dependency tree... 91%
> 
> 
>         Building dependency tree
> 
>         Reading state information... 0%
> 
>         Reading state information... 0%
> 
>         Reading state information... Done
>         The following additional packages will be installed:
>           espeakup
>         The following packages will be upgraded:
>           espeakup
>         1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 25 not upgraded.
>         12 not fully installed or removed.
>         Need to get 0 B/37.2 kB of archives.
>         After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
>         Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
>         Reading changelogs... 100%
> 
>         Reading changelogs... Done
> 
>         (Reading database ... (Reading database ... 5%
> 
>         (Reading database ... 10%
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>         (Reading database ... 100%
>         (Reading database ... 42616 files and directories currently 
> installed.)
>         Preparing to unpack .../espeakup_1%3a0.80-5+deb9u3_i386.deb ...
>         Failed to stop espeakup.service: Unit espeakup.service not loaded.
>         invoke-rc.d: initscript espeakup, action "stop" failed.
>         dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error 
> exit status 5
>         dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
>         Failed to stop espeakup.service: Unit espeakup.service not loaded.
>         invoke-rc.d: initscript espeakup, action "stop" failed.
>         dpkg: error processing archive 
> /var/cache/apt/archives/espeakup_1%3a0.80-5+deb9u3_i386.deb (--unpack):
>          subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 5
>         update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer 
> supported; falling back to defaults
>         Failed to start espeakup.service: Unit espeakup.service is not 
> loaded properly: Invalid argument.
>         See system logs and 'systemctl status espeakup.service' for 
> details.
>         invoke-rc.d: initscript espeakup, action "start" failed.
>         ● espeakup.service - Software speech output for Speakup
> 
>                 At this point, the output of the scripts is so garbled
>         with binary stuff, I can not really include any more but suffice
>         it to say, I seem to be hosed in removing the old speakup and
>         installing a new one so what is the least destructive way to
>         purge all that is causing trouble and replace it with the proper
>         new environment for speakup to work again as it used to.
> 
>                 The version of espeakup shown right now is
> 
>         ESpeakup 0.80
> 
>         It was installed last November when I upgraded the system to
>         stretch.
> 
>                 Since I can't seem to get rid of the old way to start and
>         stop services for speakup, it is no surprise that it isn't
>         working but I am not sure where to slash and burn next as the
>         rest of the system is fine so let's do as little harm as
>         necessary.
> 
>         Thanks for any good ideas.
> 
>                 Martin McCormick  WB5AGZ
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> 
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