speakup goes oops/bye-bye on wheezy

[covici at ccs.covici.com]

I removed everyone from the audio group and I have the kernel configs as
suggested and I get my user name from the command, but no joy and here
is the output from list-sinks run as my user when the daemon is running.

Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information.
>>> 1 sink(s) available.
  * index: 0
        name: <auto_null>
        driver: <module-null-sink.c>
        flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY FLAT_VOLUME DYNAMIC_LATENCY
        state: RUNNING
        suspend cause:
        priority: 1000
        volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
                0: -0.00 dB 1: -0.00 dB
                balance 0.00
        base volume: 100%
                     0.00 dB
        volume steps: 65537
        muted: no
        current latency: 4.24 ms
        max request: 5 KiB
        max rewind: 5 KiB
        monitor source: 0
        sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
        channel map: front-left,front-right
                     Stereo
        used by: 1
        linked by: 1
        configured latency: 31.25 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
        module: 12
        properties:
                device.description = "Dummy Output"
                device.class = "abstract"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card"
>>>

Jason White <jason at jasonjgw.net> wrote:

> Jason White <jason at jasonjgw.net> wrote:
> > covici at ccs.covici.com <covici at ccs.covici.com> wrote:
> > > Default sink name: auto_null
> > > Default source name: auto_null.monitor
> > 
> > These are very suspect. They should be set to the actual sound card. Might
> > there be a permission issue in accessing the card? I'm not sure where it
> > writes its logs by default, but it appears not to be finding and accessing the
> > audio device correctly, hence no audible output.
> 
> this page may help:
> http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PulseAudio#Permissions
> 
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