I need to get speakup to wirk. Suggestions?

[Linux for blind general discussion]

I got the same error: could not insert 'speakup': key not available.
I'm on Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS.

On 7/31/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> speakup is an kernel module.
> installing stuff from tarballs is not the best idea in case of kernel
> modules i think.
> you need to care about updating it by yourself. that sayd.
> you cannot run speakup. it needs to be loaded into the kernel
> "sudo modprobe speakup speakup_soft"
> after doing that you might be able to install and run "espeakup" to use
> espeak as speech synth for speakup.
> by the way, what distribution are you using? maybe i m to "blind ;)" to
> find that very useful information.
> if speakup is available as package in your distribution you should
> prefer that way instead of using a tarball.
>
> if you are using a more current system like Arch or Antergos you will be
> able to install "fenrir-git" via AUR. that is an basic userspace
> screenreader without need of kernel module stuff.
>
> cheers chrys
>
> Am 31.07.2017 um 22:29 schrieb Linux for blind general discussion:
>> I'm trying to use speakup with espeakup.
>> Espeakup says: "Unable to open the soft synth device: no such file or
>> directory".
>> I thought I'd installed speakup, but typing it gives "command not found".
>> I just downloaded a speakup tarball (that took some digging). Running
>> the makefile produces two errors that I don't understand.
>>
>> What is speachd-up? Do I need it in addition to speakup and espeakup?
>>
>> On 7/31/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> Do you use espeakup or speechd-up, or some hardware synthesizer?
>>> If you use espeakup or speechd-up, kill all instances and start it from
>>> the
>>> graphical terminal with sudo.
>>> Then, switch to some text console and log in - you probably won't have
>>> speech on the login prompt.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best wishes,
>>> Zahari
>>>
>>>    Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>> Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 01:53:38PM -0500
>>>
>>>> I'm using Orca on Ubuntu MATE. I want to use several terminal
>>>> applications because I'm unsatisfied with the desktop apps I currently
>>>> use.
>>>> Orca's terminal support sucks.
>>>> I've installed speakup, but it never runs when I switch to terminal.
>>>> Any suggestions for fixes I might try? Thanks.
>>>>
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