This sounds like the same issue that has been bugging me for over a year now, where espeak stops speaking, without crashing. It seems to happen only in virtual machines.
--FC > On Aug 16, 2024, at 08:25, Jason J.G. White <ja...@jasonjgw.net> wrote: > > > On 15/8/24 17:01, Nick Gawronski wrote: >> On windows 11 pro I have tried to install debian 12 64 bit and found that >> even when telling vmware work station to use the built in sound card the >> installation freezes or at least speech stops no clue what is causing this >> and no way to show it > > Could you download a prebuilt virtual machine image of Debian from a > reputable source and run it, bypassing the installation process? > > I've only run virtual machines on a Linux host, so I can't help with Windows. >