Opened 4 years ago
#20603 new defect
Accessibility. Audio driver closes when using the console linux screen reader in guest
| Reported by: | Vsevolod Popov | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | audio | Version: | VirtualBox 6.1.26 |
| Keywords: | accessibility, espeakup, speakup, blind, screenreader, a11y | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | all |
Description
When using a linux console screen reader "espeakup", audio driver in virtual machine can close at any time while this screen reader works. As a result, a totally blind person can leave without speech during using the console mode in linux. As the great example to demonstrate the issue can be installation of the textbased linux distros such as debian, arch and others. Steps to reproduce:
- Download the debian iso.
- Create the new debian virtual machine.
- After running the machine, enable the accessibility installation by pressing "s" then "enter" key. You will hear as espeakup says: "select a language".
More information on debian accessibility installation process is listed here: https://wiki.debian.org/accessibility#Debian_installer_accessibility
- Move between the listed variants with keys numpad 7 and numpad 9, these are espeakup's screen reader keys.
- Try to continue the installation by following provided instructions.
Expected result: The audio driver should not close while the espeakup console screen reader works. Actual result: Audio driver can close at absolutely any time. You can not predict this action. As the result, a totally blind user is not able to install the linux text based guest operating system to a virtual machine and he should restart the machine and start the whole process over. Duplicate issue: https://www.215389.xyz/ticket/19322
This is the full log of the virtual machine. It was collected when the audio problem with speakup accurred.