How to get speech in a console session?

[Linux for blind general discussion]

I did use speech in the installer, and Orca came up right away, but
speakup didn't work when I sswitched to a console session.
I read that wiki page, edited my /etc/modules file, and speakup still
wouldn't work.

On 11/5/21, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Debian has a detacated accessibility page.  The wiki page is
> wiki.debian.org/accessibility <http://wiki.debian.org/accessibility>.  This
> has info on how to get speech both in a text interface and a GUI.  As a side
> note, if you use speech with the installer, everything will be enabled In
> the installed system.
>
> Matthew
>
>
>
>> On Nov 5, 2021, at 4:28 PM, Linux for blind general discussion
>> <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> I already have espeak and espeakup installed. I tried running fenrir,
>> but I got the following error:
>> play WARN alsa: can't encode 0-bit Unknown or not applicable
>>
>> On 11/5/21, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>> wrote:
>>> If you start the install media and press s then enter, you'll have
>>> speech
>>> during and after install.
>>> Devin Prater
>>> r.d.t.prater at gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 12:37 PM Linux for blind general discussion <
>>> blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> So I'm new to Linux, and I'm going to be trying it out for a period of
>>>> about a week or two, to see if I could use it as a daily driver.
>>>> One thing I'm not sure about is how to get Speakup (with either
>>>> Espeakup or Speechd-Up) working.
>>>> My distribution of choice is Debian 11, by the way.
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