Speechd-up?

[Jude DaShiell]

did you run spd-conf yet?  That's how you configure speechdup.  perhaps
dpkg-reconfigure speechdup as root will get you started make sure
priority is set to low in there so you get asked all necessary questions
though.

On Tue, 29 Jan 2019, Jayson Smith wrote:

> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:57:36
> From: Jayson Smith <jaybird at bluegrasspals.com>
> Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
>     <speakup at linux-speakup.org>
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. <speakup at linux-speakup.org>
> Subject: Speechd-up?
>
> Hi,
>
>
> I reinstalled my Debian 9.7 system and selected the Mate desktop this time, so
> I got a desktop and Orca. I installed Voxin, but was wanting to have the best
> of both worlds, being able to use both a console and the desktop. So I did
> some Googling around, and found Speechd-up which is an interface between
> Speakup and Speech Dispatcher. So apt-get install speechd-up and we're good to
> go, I can go have fun and eat barbecue sandwiches? Well, not so fast. Below is
> a log of some errors I was getting when Speechd-up tried to start. Today I
> rebooted, reinstalled speech-dup after having removed it last night, and it
> seemed to install okay but still isn't working. Any thoughts?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Jayson
>
>
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>
>
> Jan 28 19:38:58 Virgil speechd-up[1998]: Starting Interface between speakup
> and speech-dispatcher : speechd-up[Mon Jan 28 19:38:58 2019] speechd:
> Configuration has been read from "/etc/speechd-up.conf"
> Jan 28 19:38:58 Virgil speechd-up[1998]: Starting speechd-up...
> Jan 28 19:38:58 Virgil speechd-up[1998]: To work, speechd-up needs speakup and
> speakup_soft modules.
> Jan 28 19:38:58 Virgil speechd-up[1998]: They are loaded automatically. If you
> don't want, type
> Jan 28 19:38:58 Virgil speechd-up[1998]: rmmod speakup speakup_soft
> Jan 28 19:39:00 Virgil speechd-up[1998]:? failed!
> Jan 28 19:39:00 Virgil systemd[1]: speechd-up.service: Control process exited,
> code=exited status=1
> Jan 28 19:39:00 Virgil systemd[1]: speechd-up.service: Unit entered failed
> state.
> Jan 28 19:39:00 Virgil systemd[1]: speechd-up.service: Failed with result
> 'exit-code'.
> Jan 28 19:46:26 Virgil speechd-up[2098]: Starting Interface between speakup
> and speech-dispatcher : speechd-up[Mon Jan 28 19:46:26 2019] speechd:
> Configuration has been read from "/etc/speechd-up.conf"
> Jan 28 19:46:26 Virgil speechd-up[2098]: Starting speechd-up...
> Jan 28 19:46:26 Virgil speechd-up[2098]: To work, speechd-up needs speakup and
> speakup_soft modules.
> Jan 28 19:46:26 Virgil speechd-up[2098]: They are loaded automatically. If you
> don't want, type
> Jan 28 19:46:26 Virgil speechd-up[2098]: rmmod speakup speakup_soft
> Jan 28 19:46:28 Virgil speechd-up[2098]:? failed!
> Jan 28 19:46:28 Virgil systemd[1]: speechd-up.service: Control process exited,
> code=exited status=1
> Jan 28 19:46:28 Virgil systemd[1]: speechd-up.service: Unit entered failed
> state.
> Jan 28 19:46:28 Virgil systemd[1]: speechd-up.service: Failed with result
> 'exit-code'.
> Jan 28 19:50:35 Virgil speechd-up[2175]: Starting Interface between speakup
> and speech-dispatcher : speechd-up[Mon Jan 28 19:50:35 2019] speechd:
> Configuration has been read from "/etc/speechd-up.conf"
> Jan 28 19:50:35 Virgil speechd-up[2175]: Starting speechd-up...
> Jan 28 19:50:35 Virgil speechd-up[2175]: To work, speechd-up needs speakup and
> speakup_soft modules.
> Jan 28 19:50:35 Virgil speechd-up[2175]: They are loaded automatically. If you
> don't want, type
> Jan 28 19:50:35 Virgil speechd-up[2175]: rmmod speakup speakup_soft
> Jan 28 19:50:37 Virgil speechd-up[2175]:? failed!
> Jan 28 19:50:37 Virgil systemd[1]: speechd-up.service: Control process exited,
> code=exited status=1
> Jan 28 19:50:37 Virgil systemd[1]: speechd-up.service: Unit entered failed
> state.
> Jan 28 19:50:37 Virgil systemd[1]: speechd-up.service: Failed with result
> 'exit-code'.
> Jan 28 19:51:14 Virgil speechd-up[2313]: Starting Interface between speakup
> and speech-dispatcher : speechd-up[Mon Jan 28 19:51:14 2019] speechd:
> Configuration has been read from "/etc/speechd-up.conf"
> Jan 28 19:51:14 Virgil speechd-up[2313]: Starting speechd-up...
> Jan 28 19:51:14 Virgil speechd-up[2313]: To work, speechd-up needs speakup and
> speakup_soft modules.
> Jan 28 19:51:14 Virgil speechd-up[2313]: They are loaded automatically. If you
> don't want, type
> Jan 28 19:51:14 Virgil speechd-up[2313]: rmmod speakup speakup_soft
> Jan 28 19:51:16 Virgil speechd-up[2313]:? failed!
> Jan 28 19:51:16 Virgil systemd[1]: speechd-up.service: Control process exited,
> code=exited status=1
> Jan 28 19:51:16 Virgil systemd[1]: speechd-up.service: Unit entered failed
> state.
> Jan 28 19:51:16 Virgil systemd[1]: speechd-up.service: Failed with result
> 'exit-code'.
>
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