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Re: [ECS] Problems with TTS and ECS under Linux Mark Gilmore Thu, 26 Oct 2000 09:03:00 -0400

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Hi Richard,
What rev of Linux are you running ?
Another customer (running RH 6.0) had a problem whereby
there was a bug in the RH function used to monitor .WAV
playbacks (which resulted in an infinite wait condition
when waiting for the playback to complete).
See if you can create/play a SOUND-RECORDING (i.e. .WAV file).
If it does the same thing, this is the same problem, and
my only suggestion is to upgrade to RH 6.2.
btw, TTS 1st converts the text to a .WAV and then plays the .WAV.
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://omnipotencesoftware.com
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST


Richard & Sandra Pompili wrote:
> 
> Can anybody share some ideas about working with TTS and Linux (Caldera
> 2.4).
> 
> I have a problem with the TTS feature. I have followed the ECS (4.4.010)
> documentation about installing the Festival  software, export variables
> and password requirements. The TTS item start OK when ECS starts, but
> when I open the TTS item and press  test, ECS locks up. The last two
> lines showing on my terminal session are:
> 
>  - TTS: Hello. This is a test. (no voice output)
>  - Converting text to tts.wav ...
> 
>  I have to press ctrl + c to end my ECS session.
> 
>  Any ideas ?  How can I test Festival without using ECS ?  Why is ECS
> trying to convert this TTS item in a wav file ?
> 
>  Thank you,
> 
>  Richard Pompili

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