[twobob]

and in the logs he sees...

Spoiler:

130327:084535 audioServer[1274]: E lipc:dbuserr:name=org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Servi ceUnknown:Receive Dbus error message (DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_ERROR): The name com.lab126.tts was not provided by any .service files
130327:084535 audioServer[1274]: E lipc:dbuserr:name=org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Servi ceUnknown:Receive Dbus error message (DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_ERROR): The name com.lab126.tts was not provided by any .service files
130327:084535 audioServer[1274]: E def:tts_hack:rv=3:LipcAccessHasharrayProperty() failed
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: E def:jlipc:source=com.lab126.audio,name=Control,val ue=1,errcode=3:LipcJNI cannot set int property
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: E PlayerImpl:LipcException:err-code=3:
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: E TTSServiceImpl:TTSServiceImpl_AudioException:err-code=289:initTTSDaemon - Exception when starting audio
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: E TTSEngine:Error::ttsEngine.addTTSListener() threw exception
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: com.amazon.kindle.media.b: com.amazon.kindle.media.j: Failed to playCannot set Property ErrCode=3
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at com.amazon.kindle.restricted.media.TTSServiceImpl. UvA(evb:722)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at com.amazon.kindle.restricted.media.TTSServiceImpl. nc(evb:1507)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at com.amazon.kindle.restricted.media.TTSServiceImpl. iF(evb:334)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader.plugin.tts.E.LWB(j pe:485)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader.plugin.tts.TTSProv ider.gXB(ote:101)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader.plugin.tts.b.actio nPerformed(ote:21)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader.impl.K.actionPerfo rmed(hif:1241)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at com.amazon.agui.swing.plaf.kindle.KindleSwingUtili ties$DialogButtonAction.actionPerformed(vzf:1589)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unk nown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at javax.swing.AbstractButton$ForwardActionEvents.act ionPerformed(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed (Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at com.amazon.agui.swing.plaf.kindle.KindleButtonList ener.extraMouseReleasedModelUpdate(oeg:934)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at com.amazon.agui.swing.plaf.kindle.KindleButtonList ener.mouseReleased(oeg:1320)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Compiled Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Compiled Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Compiled Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Compiled Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Compiled Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent( Compiled Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(C ompiled Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Compi led Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Compiled Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Compiled Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Compiled Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.EventQueueProxy.dispatchEvent(Compiled Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.AGUIEventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHi erarchy(Compiled Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.AGUIEventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHier archy(Compiled Method)(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.AGUIEventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknow n Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at java.lang.Thread.startup(Unknown Source)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: Caused by: com.amazon.kindle.media.j: Failed to playCannot set Property ErrCode=3
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at com.amazon.kindle.restricted.media.e.de(xob:1747)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: at com.amazon.kindle.restricted.media.TTSServiceImpl. UvA(evb:1204)
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: ... 32 more
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: I ReadingTimerController:Information::Handling Reading event :2: reason :32
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: W ReadingTimerUI:Warning::UI is registered already. Not registering again
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: I ConfirmationDialog:AppAlert:appId=com.lab126.bookl et.reader:TTEncounteredError
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: I KDialog:AppIdSet:appid=com.lab126.booklet.reader:
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: I KDialog:ShowingDialog:kdialogid=-2058931849,frameid=jframe_hashcode_unavailable,fra metitle=jframe_title_unavailable:Text-to-Speech Alert
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: I KindleFrameFactory:WindowAdded:title=L_D_N_dialog_ ID_com.lab126.booklet.reader_M_true_RD_false_FH_F_ RC_true:
130327:084535 cvm[1677]: I KDialog:ModalDialogClosed:frameid=-1639584023:dialog closed by window manager

me too now you mention it...

and...

130327:084205 ttsd[14454]: I watchdog:reg_timer:name=book_asound:registered timer
130327:084205 ttsd[14454]: I asound_start:asound_thread_start::started asound_out threads
130327:084205 ttsd[14454]: E tts_synth:data_paths_fail:errno=2 (ENOENT): :no TTS data path directories found -- install TTS voice data with voice_install_pseudotest.tests.tgz
130327:084205 system: W ttsd:upstart_ttsd_exited::

if that helps any...