Re: [orca-list] Login screen problem: inconsistent speech from Orca across reboots

[John J Herzog <johnjherzog gmail com>]

Thanks Janina,

I appreciate the answer, though you are correct it's not what I was 
hoping to hear.  If at all possible I would prefer to avoid tinkering 
with the linux distro.  My 2 chief concerns are that the function keys 
won't work properly on a different Linux version, and I won't be 
notified about new system76 firmware when it becomes available for my 
device.

For reference my machine is a 2021 Lemur pro.  I'm finding a lot to like 
about it aside from my login concerns.  That said, I will take your 
advice into account and explore other distributions more if I run into 
additional showstopping bugs using Pop!OS.

Happy hollidays,

John


On 12/28/21 07:44, Janina Sajka wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Maybe not the answer you'd prefer, but I also have a System76 unit that
> came with POP pre-installed. Mine is a 2020 generation Meerkat.
>
> My solution was to repartition and install my current preferred Linux
> distribution. I have one remaining complaint with my Meerkat. I have no
> beep on backspace, and I very much miss that in the terminal, and most
> especially in a console.
>
> Best,
>
> Janina
>
> Orca screen reader developers writes:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am running Pop!OS 21.10 on a laptop from system76.  The OS is based off
> > Ubuntu and comes with  orca version 40 pre-installed. I'm experiencing a bit
> > of an odd problem that I hope you can help me troubleshoot.
> >
> > When the login screen appears, I can get speech from orca if it has not
> > previously been enabled.  I can press super+alt+S and everything works as
> > expected.  However, the next time I reboot my machine, I do not hear speech
> > when logging in even though orca is enabled.  In order to get  orca working
> > again, I must first disable it with the super+alt+S shortcut, then wait a
> > few moments and press the same shortcut a second time to turn it on.  At
> > that point speech works normally at the login prompt until I reboot again.
> >
> > I am also experiencing a secondary issue, though it may be related to what I
> > just outlined above.  If I do not have orca running at the login prompt, the
> > screen reader starts up automatically after I enter my user credentials.
> > However, if I enable orca on the login screen and then reboot my machine, I
> > have problems with speech both during login and after my session has fully
> > loaded.  Orca is completely silent until I press the screen reader command
> > twice to hear speech.
> >
> > Please advise if any of you are experiencing similar quirks. Pop!OS is based
> > on Ubuntu 21.10, so I'm thinking orca should behave in much the same way
> > for  both systems.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > John
> >
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