Jasper...Almost ready - can't set up the Mic

Aviv Baron

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Aug 17, 2016, 12:50:59 AM8/17/16

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Hi

I have been working on getting Jasper properly configured on my Raspberry Pi 3.

At this point I can run Jasper and this is what I get back:

*******************************************************

* JASPER - THE TALKING COMPUTER *

*******************************************************

WARNING:root:tts_engine not specified in profile, defaulting to 'espeak-tts'

ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '1'

ALSA lib conf.c:4259:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such file or directory

ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings

ALSA lib conf.c:4259:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such file or directory

ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name

ALSA lib conf.c:4259:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory

ALSA lib conf.c:4738:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM sysdefault

ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '1'

ALSA lib conf.c:4259:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such file or directory

ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings

ALSA lib conf.c:4259:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such file or directory

ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name

ALSA lib conf.c:4259:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory

ALSA lib conf.c:4738:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM sysdefault

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.front

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround21

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround40

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround41

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround50

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround51

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround71

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline

ALSA lib pulse.c:243:(pulse_connect) PulseAudio: Unable to connect: Connection refused

ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '1'

ALSA lib conf.c:4259:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such file or directory

ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings

ALSA lib conf.c:4259:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such file or directory

ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name

ALSA lib conf.c:4259:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory

ALSA lib conf.c:4738:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory

ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM dmix

Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory

Cannot connect to server request channel

jack server is not running or cannot be started

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/home/pi/jasper/jasper.py", line 151, in <module>

app.run()

File "/home/pi/jasper/jasper.py", line 121, in run

conversation.handleForever()

File "/home/pi/jasper/client/conversation.py", line 31, in handleForever

threshold, transcribed = self.mic.passiveListen(self.persona)

File "/home/pi/jasper/client/mic.py", line 110, in passiveListen

frames_per_buffer=CHUNK)

File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pyaudio.py", line 747, in open

stream = Stream(self, *args, **kwargs)

File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pyaudio.py", line 442, in __init__

self._stream = pa.open(**arguments)

IOError: [Errno Invalid input device (no default output device)] -9996

I am new to python but the one thing I can tell is that my Mic is not set up correctly.

Here is the mic I am using:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UZY2YQE/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

When I try

sudo arecord -f S16_LE -d 20 -r 8000 -D hw:1,0 test.wav

I end up with









ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1667:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card

arecord: main:722: audio open error: No such file or directory

When I try









aplay -l

I end up with









**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

card 0: ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA], device 0: bcm2835 ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA]
  Subdevices: 8/8
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
  Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
  Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
  Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
  Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
  Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
card 0: ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA], device 1: bcm2835 ALSA [bcm2835 IEC958/HDMI]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

I am stuck here!

Matthew Curry

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Aug 17, 2016, 12:53:23 PM8/17/16

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Aviv, I have written a script for this. Please join us in slack and I am happy to help.

It is in the jasper-rpi-tools repo under audio. USB-mic-fix.sh and reboot

it should resolve your issues

Parapraxis Productions

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Aug 19, 2016, 8:05:42 AM8/19/16

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When i run the script i get permission denied...

Matthew Curry

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Aug 19, 2016, 9:57:56 AM8/19/16

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run it with sudo... and then reboot; however the script may need an update. I had a use say there was a bug in it. If you run into this please let me know.

Matthew Curry

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Aug 19, 2016, 10:37:42 AM8/19/16

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updated the script. do a 'git pull' in the dir
but it would have still worked

Aviv Baron

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Aug 21, 2016, 9:17:21 PM8/21/16

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How do I join the slack group?

Matthew Curry

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Aug 27, 2016, 4:31:33 PM8/27/16

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The link on the main forum page... title SLACK INVITE

djtremors

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Jan 14, 2017, 6:24:24 AM1/14/17

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What is the point of helping on slack and not post up on the page here. I've got the same problem and nothing about results on slack.

Matthew Curry

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Jan 18, 2017, 3:46:46 PM1/18/17

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Well, slack keeps its history, and there is almost always someone on there. It doesn't sound like you are familiar with it. Its for software development specifically, and has tools built in for exactly what we are doing.

No on is stopping you from posting here, just don't expect as fast an answer as this is basically an antiquated method for troubleshooting.

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