Speakup broken with kernel 3.4.x (ArchLinux users please read)

[Steve Holmes]

Has there been any progress in fixing the 3.4 kernel speakup bugs? I
am very disturbed that we may have to hold back to a 3.3 kernel to
avoid locking up a computer whenever you press a speakup command on a
desktop keyboard.

Any news?


On 7/8/12, Steve Holmes <steve at holmesgrown.com> wrote:
> Interesting thing here is if you use the laptop keys on any machine, the
> thing won't crash.  I've had an updated Arch kernel on my laptop for several
> days now and had no idea there was anything wrong.  But then I came home to
> my old desktop and started using the numpad keys and it kept crashing and I
> had no idea why.  But I just tried doing a shifted caps lock on my laptop
> and it crashed there two.  This is a serious regression and hope it can be
> fixed soon.  Wonder how kernel devs broke this thing.
>
> Thanks Chris for the suggested downgrade options; that can at least keep our
> heads above the water.
>
> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 06:49:59PM -0400, Austin Seraphin wrote:
>> Hey I just had this exact problem. Thanks so much for posting this
>> message. I guess I'll try downgrading. THis happens on Arch with Kernel
>> 3.4.3.
>>
>> Austin Seraphin
>> au at sunbeem.net
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 18, 2012, at 9:01 AM, Chris Brannon wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> > It seems that Speakup is broken for the new 3.4.x kernels.
>> > These are now in the core repository on ArchLinux.  If you're running
>> > Arch and you haven't upgraded, you might want to hold off on doing the
>> > upgrade.  Downgrading to a 3.3.x kernel might be an option for people
>> > who have already been hit.  Also, ArchLinux provides a package called
>> > linux-lts.  This is an older kernel.  Currently, that package is at
>> > version 3.0.4.  So replacing linux with linux-lts might also be an
>> > option for some.
>> >
>> > Anyway, here's the problem.  As soon as you use one of the Speakup
>> > review keys, the system locks up hard.  This is even the case with
>> > numpad 0.
>> > I'm going to use git bisect to figure out which change causes the
>> > problem.  Hopefully, I (or someone) can write a patch in the next few
>> > days.
>> >
>> > -- Chris
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