** Summary changed:
- Accessibility features have been disabled, modules like speakup_soft and
others are missing
+ Enable speakup kernel modules to allow the speakup screen reader to function
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Jammy)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Confirmed
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Jammy)
Status: Confirmed => In Progress
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Jammy)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Jammy)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Matthew Ruffell (mruffell)
** Description changed:
- From very old versions of Kernel for Ubuntu until version 5.13, accessibility
features were enabled, allowing blind users to use screen readers in text mode,
such as "speakup" via "espeakup" package.
- In Kernels 5.15 packages for Ubuntu 22.04 beta, such as
"linux-image-5.15.0-23-generic", accessibility features are disabled (no
justification for such occurrence was listed in the file
"changelog.Debian.gz"), with this the espeakup application doesn't work, it
depends on the missing speakup_soft module.
- Missing in the file "/boot/config-5.15.0-23-generic" comparing with the file
"/boot/config-5.13.0-39-generic", the line
+ BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1967702
+
+ [Impact]
+
+ Blind system administrators rely on the speakup accessibility feature to
+ be able to use screen readers in text mode, like "espeakup".
+
+ Ubuntu has enabled CONFIG_SPEAKUP for a significant amount of time,
+ although in recent releases it keeps being disabled. In Hirsute and
+ Impish, it was accidentally disabled due to it moving from
+ drivers/staging/ to drivers/accessibility/, and it was re-added by Tim
+ Gardner in LP1942459.
+
+ When it was recently re-enabled, the patch was never applied to ubuntu-
+ unstable, and thus was never picked up by Jammy.
+
+ We need to enable CONFIG_ACCESSIBILITY and CONFIG_SPEAKUP in Jammy and
+ ubuntu-unstable.
+
+ [Fix]
+
+ We need to enable the following configuration items:
+
CONFIG_ACCESSIBILITY=y
- and the following lines are also missing:
- #
- # Speakup console speech
- #
CONFIG_SPEAKUP=m
+
+ and the additional modules:
+
CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_ACNTSA=m
CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_APOLLO=m
CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_AUDPTR=m
CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_BNS=m
+ CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_DECEXT=m
CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_DECTLK=m
- CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_DECEXT=m
+ CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_DUMMY=m
CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_LTLK=m
CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_SOFT=m
CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_SPKOUT=m
CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_TXPRT=m
- CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_DUMMY=m
- # end of Speakup console speech
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
- Package: linux-image-5.15.0-23-generic 5.15.0-23.23
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-23.23-generic 5.15.27
- Uname: Linux 5.15.0-23-generic x86_64
- ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu80
- Architecture: amd64
- AudioDevicesInUse:
- USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
- /dev/snd/controlC0: tiago 1259 F.... pulseaudio
- /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: tiago 1259 F...m pulseaudio
- CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
- CurrentDesktop: MATE
- Date: Sun Apr 3 22:05:39 2022
- InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-04-03 (0 days ago)
- InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Beta amd64
(20220330)
- Lsusb:
- Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
- Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0c45:671e Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD
- Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
- Bus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:0aaa Intel Corp. Bluetooth 9460/9560 Jefferson
Peak (JfP)
- Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
- MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 3583
- ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb
- ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-23-generic
root=UUID=9e0e837b-49f2-4e10-945a-f7460bcc8286 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
- RelatedPackageVersions:
- linux-restricted-modules-5.15.0-23-generic N/A
- linux-backports-modules-5.15.0-23-generic N/A
- linux-firmware 20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu1
- SourcePackage: linux
- UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
- dmi.bios.date: 12/06/2021
- dmi.bios.release: 1.17
- dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
- dmi.bios.version: 1.17.0
- dmi.board.name: 0KD03P
- dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
- dmi.board.version: A03
- dmi.chassis.type: 10
- dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
- dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.17.0:bd12/06/2021:br1.17:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron3583:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0KD03P:rvrA03:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr:sku08CA:
- dmi.product.family: Inspiron
- dmi.product.name: Inspiron 3583
- dmi.product.sku: 08CA
- dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
+ [Testcase]
+
+ Install the speakup accessibility tool:
+
+ $ sudo apt install espeakup
+
+ Check journalctl to see if it is able to load kernel modules:
+
+ systemd[1]: Starting Software speech output for Speakup...
+ modprobe[27013]: modprobe: FATAL: Module speakup_soft not found in directory
/lib/modules/5.15.0-25-generic
+ systemd[1]: espeakup.service: Control process exited, code=exited,
status=1/FAILURE
+ systemd[1]: espeakup.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
+ systemd[1]: Failed to start Software speech output for Speakup.
+ systemd[1]: espeakup.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
+ systemd[1]: Stopped Software speech output for Speakup.
+ systemd[1]: espeakup.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
+ systemd[1]: espeakup.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
+ systemd[1]: Failed to start Software speech output for Speakup.
+
+ We should see espeakup.service start correctly, instead of failing to
+ load speakup_soft:
+
+ You can also try load the modules manually:
+
+ $ sudo modprobe speakup_soft
+
+ There is a test package available in the following ppa:
+
+ https://launchpad.net/~mruffell/+archive/ubuntu/lp1967702-test
+
+ If you install the test kernel, the speakup modules should load
+ successfully.
+
+ [Where problems could occur]
+
+ We are enabling CONFIG_ACCESSIBILITY for all arches apart from s390x,
+ and this shouldn't have any affect on config items being turned on,
+ since it simply enables the speakup submenu to be shown.
+
+ Enabling CONFIG_SPEAKUP* should not have any impact on users that don't
+ use screen reader accessibility software, as it will only be loaded by
+ users of espeakup.
+
+ If a regression were to occur, users could unload the speakup modules.
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