[Bug 54975] Aplay terminates Fonix DECtalk, sometimes Orca

[Joanie]

Public bug reported:

If Orca is running using Fonix DECtalk, and aplay plays two sounds, speech
stops.  Sometimes Orca terminates.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Launch Orca from GNOME terminal
2. In a different terminal window execute aplay /usr/share/sounds/phone.wav
3. Repeat step 2

Actual results:
The first time, the sound is played; the second time it's played but Orca stops
speaking.

Expected results:
The sound would be played and Orca would continue to speak.

Does this happen every time?
Yes

Other information:
While I can reproduce this 100% of the time, it seems to be the result of a
very specific combination:

1.  I can only reproduce it on my laptop which has the following:
    Ubuntu 6.06, current (as of this moment) Orca from CVS
    ATI Technologies Inc
    IXP SB400 AC'97 Audio Controller

    I cannot reproduce this problem on either of my desktop computers (each of
which has a dedicated sound card rather than onboard sound)

2.  It only occurs with Fonix DECtalk; not festival

Sometimes I get the following output from Orca:

---

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/orca/gnomespeechfactory.py", line 688,
in __speak
    return speaker.say(text)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/orca/gnomespeechfactory.py", line 95,
i n say
    return self.gnome_speaker.say(text)
COMM_FAILURE

Restarting speech...

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/orca/gnomespeechfactory.py", line 688,
in __speak
    return speaker.say(text)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/orca/gnomespeechfactory.py", line 95,
i n say
    return self.gnome_speaker.say(text)
COMM_FAILURE

Restarting speech...
Something looks wrong with speech.  Aborting.

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I had originally filed this at GNOME:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=349571

It was closed out as not GNOME.

** Affects: gnome-orca (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Untriaged
         Status: Unconfirmed

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Aplay terminates Fonix DECtalk, sometimes Orca
https://launchpad.net/bugs/54975