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

Mon Jun 18 11:09:34 EDT 2012

Also confirmed on Fedora. A real shame because rpmfusion just turned 
Speakup on in their staging package.

           73.

-- 
           Bill in Denver

On Mon, 18 Jun 2012, 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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