slint and vlc
Linux for blind general discussion
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Sat Jun 23 13:45:02 UTC 2018
Okay, upgrade complete and /etc/asound.conf has been removed.
Whenever I run orca-off and orca-on I get the following warning in this
environment:
(process:1420): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf:
Error spawning command line 'dbus-launch
--autolaunch=1029b2d79b4da8ff62d6b7bf5a1d0b3d --binary-syntax
--close-stderr': Child process exited with code 1
Orca has been enabled for user jude.
I don't know what that means and don't know if it's serious or
potentially serious but figured to pass it along.
On Sat, 23 Jun 2018,
Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:19:27
> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> To: blinux-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: slint and vlc
>
> This system is not completely up to date.
>
> Please remove these lines in /etc/asound.conf
> pcm.default pulse
> ctl.default pulse
> or just remove the file.
>
> Also, speech dispatcher should now be at version 0.8.8, so check in
> /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc that you have exactly this line:
> SOURCE=http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2.1/:PREFERRED
>
> then to get the updated package type:
> slapt-get -u # just in case
> slapt-get -i speech-dispatcher
>
> As an aside, I tried to use libao as audio backend of speech-dispatcher
> and I get better results that using alsa directly.
>
> This confirms what Halim Sahin posted today on the orca mailing list in
> response to a post from Janina (and what already told me Samuel Thibault
> or Kyle IIRC).
>
> But I will do more testing before uploading an updated package and
> anyway you should already get better settings doing what I wrote above.
>
> Best,
>
> Didier
>
> Le 22/06/2018 ? 23:13, Linux for blind general discussion a ?crit?:
> > Now I'm going to check vlc but did want to say putting the dmix line and
> > the dsnoop line in /etc/pulse/default.pa enabled orca to work. Speech
> > sounds like it's coming through a napkin held close to a comb when orca
> > starts up and when orca shuts down but once inside orca I think seems to
> > work. I set preferences and all that speech sounded clear but
> > environment outside of orca preferences seems a bit silent every so
> > often. Some parts of the desktop seem a little silent but I may be
> > typing too fast again. This machine has much more memory on it than the
> > old machine had so we shouldn't be having problems for lack of memory.
> >
> > On Thu, 21 Jun 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> >
> >> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:31:43
> >> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> >> To: blinux-list at redhat.com
> >> Subject: Re: slint and vlc
> >>
> >> Hello Jude,
> >>
> >> The output of alsacap indicates that your card 0 is currently in use
> >> by orca or espeakup, as that's why it says:
> >>> Error opening sound device for card 0, device 0: Device or resource
> >>> busy. Skipping.
> >>
> >> This is a good thing, as currently if the HDMI card was the first one
> >> you would get no sound at all, unless you attach an audio equipment
> >> to the HDMI port.
> >>
> >> As an aside, in next Slint ISO this will be fixed as the working sound
> >> card will be probed during installation, but that's not the issue here.
> >>
> >> To investigate further I need to know the exact version of some
> >> packages. Please indicate their whole full name in /var/log/packages:
> >> espeak
> >> espeak-ng
> >> orca
> >> portaudio
> >> speech-dispatcher
> >>
> >> Also, please provide the content of /etc/asound.conf and the output of:
> >> grep dmix /etc/pulse/default.pa
> >> grep dsnoop /etc/pulse/default.pa
> >>
> >> To elaborate, if your system is up to date you should have an absent or
> >> empty /etc/asound.conf (commented lines put aside)
> >> and /etc/pulse/default.pa should include these two lines:
> >> load-module module-alsa-sink device=dmix
> >> load-module module-alsa-source device=dsnoop
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Didier
> >>
> >> Le 21/06/2018 ? 16:35, Linux for blind general discussion a ?crit?:
> >>> Okay, here is alsacap output:
> >>> jude at taf:~$ alsacap
> >>> *** Scanning for playback devices ***
> >>> Card 0, ID `SB', name `HDA ATI SB'
> >>> Device 0, ID `ALC892 Analog', name `ALC892 Analog', 1 subdevices (0
> >>> available)
> >>> Error opening sound device for card 0, device 0: Device or resource
> >>> busy. Skipping.
> >>> Card 1, ID `NVidia', name `HDA NVidia'
> >>> Device 3, ID `HDMI 0', name `HDMI 0', 1 subdevices (1 available)
> >>> 2..8 channels, sampling rate 32000..192000 Hz
> >>> Sample formats: S16_LE, S32_LE
> >>> Subdevice 0, name `subdevice #0'
> >>> Device 7, ID `HDMI 1', name `HDMI 1', 1 subdevices (1 available)
> >>> 2..8 channels, sampling rate 32000..192000 Hz
> >>> Sample formats: S16_LE, S32_LE
> >>> Subdevice 0, name `subdevice #0'
> >>> j
> >>>
> >>> On Thu,
> >>> 21 Jun 2018, Linux for blind
> >>> general
> >>> discussion wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 19:09:17
> >>>> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> >>>> To: blinux-list at redhat.com
> >>>> Subject: Re: slint and vlc
> >>>>
> >>>> Then, my assumption is that the issue is having both alsa and
> >>>> pulseaudio working at the same time, which works now but not
> >>>> so well previously. I will make some tests myself on a previous version
> >>>> tomorrow (it's late here), but probably you need to upgrade Slint
> >>>> to the current version.
> >>>>
> >>>> Please tell if you tried both in a console (aka tty) and in a graphical
> >>>> environment, so that I can reproduce your situation.
> >>>>
> >>>> Best,
> >>>>
> >>>> Didier
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Le 21/06/2018 ? 00:54, Linux for blind general discussion a ?crit?:
> >>>>> Okay, I have sound with espeakup and orca. I do not use a braille
> >>>>> device.
> >>>>> On Thu, 21 Jun 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 18:07:46
> >>>>>> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> >>>>>> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> >>>>>> Subject: Re: slint and vlc
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Both work here, so there should be an issue with your sound settings
> >>>>>> or installation. Example:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> didier[~]$ play /usr/share/sounds/purple/login.wav
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> /usr/share/sounds/purple/login.wav:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> File Size: 192k Bit Rate: 706k
> >>>>>> Encoding: Signed PCM
> >>>>>> Channels: 2 @ 16-bit
> >>>>>> Samplerate: 22050Hz
> >>>>>> Replaygain: off
> >>>>>> Duration: 00:00:02.18
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> In:100% 00:00:02.18 [00:00:00.00] Out:48.1k [ | ] Clip:0
> >>>>>> Done.
> >>>>>> didier[~]$
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I did hear the "tune".
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Do you have sound with other apps, including espeakup and/or orca?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I ask because you don't say if you use speech or a Braille device.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Best,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Didier
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Le 20/06/2018 ? 23:55, Linux for blind general discussion a ?crit?:
> >>>>>>> A little more background, I haven't been able to get
> >>>>>>> /usr/share/sounds/purple/login.wav to play with aplay or play or paplay.
> >>>>>>> No error returns but neither does any sound.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Wed, 20 Jun 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:55:15
> >>>>>>>> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> >>>>>>>> To: blinux-list at redhat.com
> >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: slint and vlc
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Hello,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Le 20/06/2018 ? 20:38, Linux for blind general discussion a ?crit?:
> >>>>>>>>> I have an old version of slint running on the new computer. What I am
> >>>>>>>>> curious about is if vlc can play any url or local files on the machine
> >>>>>>>>> once downloaded. So far it doesn't on this older version of slint.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> That's weird, vlc should play pretty much any file, local or remote.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> The version of Slint shouldn't matter at all.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> >From "vlc -h":
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> <quoted text begins below>
> >>>>>>>> Usage: vlc [options] [stream] ...
> >>>>>>>> You can specify multiple streams on the commandline.
> >>>>>>>> They will be enqueued in the playlist.
> >>>>>>>> The first item specified will be played first.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Options-styles:
> >>>>>>>> --option A global option that is set for the duration of the program.
> >>>>>>>> -option A single letter version of a global --option.
> >>>>>>>> :option An option that only applies to the stream directly before it
> >>>>>>>> and that overrides previous settings.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Stream MRL syntax:
> >>>>>>>> [[access][/demux]://]URL[#[title][:chapter][-[title][:chapter]]]
> >>>>>>>> [:option=value ...]
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Many of the global --options can also be used as MRL specific :options.
> >>>>>>>> Multiple :option=value pairs can be specified.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> URL syntax:
> >>>>>>>> file:///path/file Plain media file
> >>>>>>>> http://host[:port]/file HTTP URL
> >>>>>>>> ftp://host[:port]/file FTP URL
> >>>>>>>> mms://host[:port]/file MMS URL
> >>>>>>>> screen:// Screen capture
> >>>>>>>> dvd://[device] DVD device
> >>>>>>>> vcd://[device] VCD device
> >>>>>>>> cdda://[device] Audio CD device
> >>>>>>>> udp://[[<source address>]@[<bind address>][:<bind port>]]
> >>>>>>>> UDP stream sent by a streaming server
> >>>>>>>> vlc://pause:<seconds> Pause the playlist for a certain time
> >>>>>>>> vlc://quit Special item to quit VLC
> >>>>>>>> <end of quoted text>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Doesn't this syntax work for you?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Here (but I don't think that the VLC version matter either):
> >>>>>>>> didier[~]$ LANG=en_US.utf8 vlc --version
> >>>>>>>> VLC media player 2.2.8 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.7-14-g3cc1d8cba9)
> >>>>>>>> VLC version 2.2.8 Weatherwax (2.2.7-14-g3cc1d8cba9)
> >>>>>>>> Compiled by root on stable.slint.net (Jan 18 2018 00:49:03)
> >>>>>>>> Compiler: gcc version 5.3.0 (GCC)
> >>>>>>>> This program comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
> >>>>>>>> You may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License;
> >>>>>>>> see the file named COPYING for details.
> >>>>>>>> Written by the VideoLAN team; see the AUTHORS file.
> >>>>>>>> didier[~]$
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Best,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Didier
> >>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>> Slint distribution
> >>>>>>>> http://slint.fr
> >>>>>>>> http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2.1/
>
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