switching speech modules

[Chuck Hallenbeck]

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Jacob and all,

Here is a script which works reliably for me in switching from
the sftsyn to the ltlk speakup modules. The key is to kill
speechd_up prior to removing the unneeded module. Doing it
afterward causes a kernel paging error. The final statement
restores my favorite defaults for the hardware synth:

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#!/bin/bash
echo none > /proc/speakup/synth_name
kill -9 `cat /var/run/speechd-up.pid`
rmmod speakup_sftsyn
sleep 1
modprobe speakup_ltlk
cp /etc/speakup/ltlk/* /proc/speakup

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This must be executed as root of course. The opposite script,
switching from the ltlk to the sftsyn driver, is a little
simpler:

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#!/bin/bash
echo none > /proc/speakup/synth_name
rmmod speakup_ltlk
sleep 1
modprobe speakup_sftsyn
speechd_up
cp /etc/speakup/softsynth/* /proc/speakup

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I called the first script "s2h" and the other one "h2s" but any
name will do. The second script assumes that speech-dispatcher
was run during syhstem startup and thus need not be run again.
Any observations or suggestions on the above are appreciated.

Chuck


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