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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: My IRIVER H320 IS FIXED I need to learn now.Re: My IRIVER H320 IS FIXED I need to learn now.
From: Glenn at home <GlennErvin_at_cableone.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 19:22:02 -0600 You wrote: Glenn, You just gave me a lot to digest. Don't belch in my direction when it starts to digest. Glenn I will spend some time on it now. Thank you, and thanks to every Rockbox creators. Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn at home" <GlennErvin_at_cableone.net> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 7:44 PM Subject: Re: My IRIVER H320 IS FIXED, STILL NEED HELP > Hello Dan, > Now you need to run the VoiceBox script to generate tags for the files & > folders. > Here's an explanation, and the link to get what you need: > HTH. > Glenn > http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/VoiceHowto > Here's the useful info for the task: > Speaking / spelling directories and file numbers > > Now, you'll need to configure your directory and file names to be spoken, > numbered or spelled. You can have names announced by number (folder 1, > folder > 2, or file 1, file 2, etc), have them spelled audibly, (M U S I C), or > have > them announced through tiny recorded clips in mp3 format. To have names > announced > by number or spelled, simply change the setting in menu />general > settings/> > voice. There are options called "voice directories" and "voice filenames". > You can set these features to "off," "numbers", "spell", or "while > hovering". The last option activates the spoken voice clips; the first > three > don't need > any voice clips, as they are provided by the rockbox firmware (as long as > you have the appropriate .voice file, as described above). > > If you want your directory names or file names spoken as words, rather > than > spelled or given numbers, you need to know that rockbox doesn't have any > internal > TTS capabilities. In order to speak a folder name, rockbox wants to see a > file called > > _dirname.talk > > inside that folder. That is literally "_dirname.talk", unlike the talking > filenames the directory name .talk files do not match the name of the > directory > (hopefully someone will put that in the Rockbox code someday). In order to > speak a filename, e.g., "technoMix.mp3", rockbox wants to see a file > called > > technoMix.mp3.talk > > in the same folder as the original technoMix.mp3 file. Remember the .talk > filename must match the .mp3 filename exactly, dashes numbers spaces, > everything, > then tack on the ".talk" to your small clip of the song. > > The .talk files contain the spoken name of the folder or file in MP3 > format. > They are in regular MP3 format, if you have the software and patience you > can > put in a small spoken announcement and fade in a clip of the song, > whatever > you'd like. Talking menus, dirnames, and filenames comes in handy not only > for visually impaired users but when driving or when the Archos is stuck > inside your coat, etc. Basically whenever you cannot easily look at the > screen. > > A script to automatically create the .talk files using a computer voice > for > folders and/or filenames is available here: > > http://rockbox.aplcycling.org/voiceBox.zip > > You will also need a copy of the free lame mp3 encoder, available here: > > http://www.mp3-tech.org/software/encoders/lamewin32.exe > > You will need to install lame (run lamewin32.exe), then copy lame.exe and > the contents of the voiceBox.zip archive into the same directory. You are > now > ready to run the voiceBox.wsf script. You can either drag files or folders > onto the script (voiceBox.wsf), or simply run it from your file manager or > a > command prompt. If no files are dropped on the script or specified on the > command line, you will be asked to enter the name of a file or folder. You > should > enter the full pathname to the file or folder if you are using the command > line or entering names at the script prompt. Depending on how many files > and > folders you are voicing, and the speed of your computer, the script should > give you a success message in a short time - a few seconds for a few files > and > folders, several minutes for a larger collection of names. Please read the > included file "voiceBox_README.txt" for more detailed instructions on how > to > configure the script, e.g., voicing only folders or filenames, but not > both. > > If you get an error message from the script, or nothing seems to be > happening at all, check if perhaps your virus scanner is blocking any > scripting activity. > If it is, you should temporarily disable this feature - do not forget to > re-enable it after you have generated your .talk files! You might also > want > to > look at the contents of the file "VoiceBox_logfile.txt", which contains a > list of the files and folders processed and the commands that the script > attempted > to execute. > > Once the clip generation process is completed, disconnect the jukebox and > reboot it as usual. You'll need to set the "voice directories" and "voice > filenames" > options alluded to above to "while hovering", which will then cause > rockbox > to "speak" the corresponding voice clip for the file or folder as you > hover > over it in the file browser. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Fletcher" < > patfletcher_at_cayjazz.net> > > To: < > rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 7:54 PM > Subject: blind user Iriver h140 .mp3 files are not voicing > > Hey guys, > I have the Iriver h140 talking and running rockbox. Latest build. I > have > the folders set up with voice clips for each of the folders and the mp3 > . > files on the player. I have checked and it all looks good. I have set > the > player for Rockbox to play "MP3 clips" for the folder and > file names. The folders are spoken by Cate of Speech. . I do not hear > the voice speak any of the mp3 files. . . HELP, how do I make the > player > use the voice clips to speak the names of the mp3 files? How do I find > each song so I can select what I want to hear. . OK OK I am a beginner > and > so please be patient. First question: does the .mp3 files show up under > the > browser and can be voiced with speech? An example is I have a music folder > with about 35 files in it. I can go into the folder but none of the .mp3 > files are showing up or should I say talking. . the folder names speak > fine. but no .mp3 files talk. So am I missing something? > I thought OK maybe I need to make a play list and that will show or ( > speak > the names of the .mp3 files during the list creation or once they are > there. > Nope. I can add a file to the play list but it really gets scrambled from > there.Can any one help please? Simple instructions only please as I am > blind > and a new be. > Thanks Allot, > Pat > as > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Malone" <d2malone_at_rochester.rr.com> > To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 6:22 PM > Subject: Re: My IRIVER H320 IS FIXED, STILL NEED HELP > > > Hello All Rockbox users, > Good news!, I had my son upgrade the firmware again and it then shut down. > But, maybe that wasn't the problem in the first place. > There was still no voice until he started browsing around in the menu's. > After experimenting with the talking menu's for a while, we found that > most > everything was shut off. > Now it boots up speaking. This is wild!! > Now, I am not complaining at all, but the folders say folder 1, folder 2, > etc. > And the file names are spelled out. > I have it set to: read mp3's I believe it is. > I double checked and made sure it wasn't on spelling mode. > Any help there? > Thanks again, Dan > > I learned more about this talking software from all your responses. > Thank you much. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Wolven" <bcwolven_at_jhu.edu> > To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 9:56 PM > Subject: Re: My IRIVER H320 IS FIXED, STILL NEED HELP > > >> Dan Malone wrote: >>> Hello Rockbox users, >>> I am totally blind. >>> With help from my son, that's sighted, we followed the instructions, I >>> beleive to the letter to load Rockbox on my Iriver H320. >>> But, it doesn't come up talking. >>> We used the patcher for the international .hex file: >>> H300jp-v128.zip >>> The patcher program said successful. >>> And, he updated the firmware on the unit successfully as it shut itself >>> off. >>> I then extracted the folder and file from: >>> rockbox-h300-20061103.zip >>> We placed them on the root directory. >> >> Just a guess, based on the order in which you describe doing things here: >> >> Did you extract the contents of the zip, and *then* move them onto the >> unit? If that is the case, the "hidden" .rockbox" folder probably did not >> make the trip over to the iRiver. >> >> Instead, try moving the zip file onto the root directory of the iriver >> first and then extracting the contents, "in place", so to speak. >> > > Received on 2006-11-07 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |