Re: loss of speech in speakup when switching between console and gui
On 11/6/2018 12:23 PM, Didier Spaier wrote:
> Hello,
>
> this is a follow-up, with bad news.
>
> The tests I made that were successful were in console mode
> (systemctl set-default multi-user.target)
>
> However, they failed when in graphical mode:
> (systemctl set-default graphical.target)
>
> I go as far as re installing Debian Buster on bare metal (USB connected hard
> disk), tried many things including all listed below to no avail: once Orca is
> running in the Mate desktop if I type Ctrl+Alt+F2 I don't have sound, although
> espeakup be running.
>
> I am sorry, but I already spent too much time trying to understand how audio
> works in Debian to investigate this issue, so I give up.
>
> When lightdm is running but I didn't login yet, I can e.g. type Ctr+Alt+F2 and
> login in this tty with speech, but as soon as I am logged in through lightdm and
> orca (and pulse) is started for a regular user I have no more sound.
>
> I tried with and without autospawn of pulse, same bad result.
>
> I am sorry, but I already spent too much time trying to understand how audio
> works in Debian to investigate this issue, so I give up.
>
> I will just answer questions from Debian folks, if any.
>
> Meanwhile, my advice to blind Linux users is to use Slint ;)
>
Or using the terminal provided by the DE.
--
John Doe
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