MENGUAL Jean-Philippe <mengualjean...@free.fr> writes:

> With Cicero, after uncomment the AddModule line in speechd.conf,
> here's what says cicero.log:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/cicero", line 20, in <module>
>     s = main.SpeechServ(app_brltty_es.AppFeed)
>   File "/usr/share/cicero/main.py", line 38, in __init__
>     self.sndoutput = sndoutput.SndOutput(self.samplingRate)
>   File "/usr/share/cicero/sndoutput.py", line 58, in __init__
>     self._open()
>   File "/usr/share/cicero/sndoutput.py", line 133, in _open
>     raise BaseException('Sound device is busy')
> BaseException: Sound device is busy
>
> I use Alsa with snd-hda card.
>
> An idea? A bug?

Out of a reflex, I would blame pulseaudio.  If you have it installed,
try deinstalling it and see if you still have a busy audio device.

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