Re: [orca-list] [might be OT] [Arch Gnu/Linux] - enabling orca on GDM

[Kyle <kyle4jesus gmail com>]

According to Albert Sten-Clanton:
# I tried Kyle's instructions afterwards, hoping they might give me speakup
# for logging into other non-gui consoles after I'd loaded the right
modules.
# They didn't help with that, so I deleted the copy of client.conf.

Correct. My instructions were specific to getting GDM talking if you had
issues with that. I got them from someone else, on a different list if I
remember correctly, who had issues getting speech with GDM and the
latest version of Pulseaudio, and fixed it with the client.conf
instructions I provided. If this is no longer necessary, then that is a
good thing(tm).

As for getting Speakup working, you will need to install the alsa-utils
and espeakup packages. I assume that you are getting speech in GDM and
GNOME already, so you shouldn't need to restore your sound volumes. Once
these packages are installed, run as root

modprobe speakup
modprobe speakup_soft
systemctl enable speakup
systemctl start espeakup

Then, still running as root, create a file called
/etc/modules-load.d/speakup.conf with the following two lines, preceded
and/or followed by any desired comments:

speakup
speakup_soft

copying and pasting the lines below should work directly from the root
shell without even having to open an editor.

echo speakup > /etc/modules-load.d/speakup.conf
echo speakup_soft >> /etc/modules-load.d/speakup.conf

If typing this manually, be sure you use two angle brackets on the
second line, as a single angle bracket will overwrite the first line.
Note: you should have Speakup working on all text consoles after
entering the modprobe and systemctl lines above. The bit about
/etc/modules-load.d/speakup.conf just ensures that Speakup will be
working correctly after a reboot. Hope this helps, and of course I hope
I didn't miss anything.
~Kyle
http://kyle.tk/
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