Parse the settings correctly lol.

src/fenrirscreenreader/speechDriver/hardwareSerialDriver.py

@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ class hardware_serial_driver(speech_driver):
         self.env = environment
         self._is_initialized = False
         settings_manager = self.env["runtime"]["SettingsManager"]
-        self.device = settings_manager.get_setting(
-            "speech", "hardware_device"
+        self.device = self._clean_device_setting(
+            settings_manager.get_setting("speech", "hardware_device")
         )
         self.baud_rate = settings_manager.get_setting_as_int(
             "speech", "hardware_baud_rate"
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ class hardware_serial_driver(speech_driver):
             )
             self.worker_thread.start()
 
+    def _clean_device_setting(self, device):
+        if not isinstance(device, str):
+            return "auto"
+        device = device.split("#", 1)[0].split(";", 1)[0].strip()
+        return device or "auto"
+
     def shutdown(self):
         if not self._is_initialized:
             return
@@ -207,7 +213,7 @@ class hardware_serial_driver(speech_driver):
             attrs[0] &= ~(termios.IXON | termios.IXOFF | termios.IXANY)
             termios.tcsetattr(port, termios.TCSANOW, attrs)
             return port
-        except OSError as error:
+        except (OSError, termios.error) as error:
             self._debug(
                 f"Hardware speech device open failed: {device}: {error}",
                 debug.DebugLevel.ERROR,

tests/unit/test_hardware_speech_drivers.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import select
+import termios
 import time
 from unittest.mock import ANY
 from unittest.mock import Mock
@@ -128,6 +129,19 @@ def test_auto_device_detection_includes_classic_serial(
         speech_driver.shutdown()
 
 
+def test_configured_device_strips_inline_comment(serial_pair):
+    master_fd, slave_name = serial_pair
+    device_setting = f"{slave_name} # built-in serial port"
+    speech_driver = litetalkDriver.driver()
+    speech_driver.initialize(build_environment(device_setting))
+    try:
+        assert speech_driver.device == slave_name
+        speech_driver.speak("Specific")
+        assert read_available(master_fd, 9) == b"Specific\r"
+    finally:
+        speech_driver.shutdown()
+
+
 def test_auto_device_detection_prefers_probe_response(monkeypatch):
     opened_ports = []
     closed_ports = []
@@ -260,6 +274,71 @@ def test_auto_device_detection_falls_back_without_probe_response(
         speech_driver.shutdown()
 
 
+def test_auto_device_detection_skips_termios_failures(monkeypatch):
+    opened_ports = []
+    closed_ports = []
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "fenrirscreenreader.speechDriver.hardwareSerialDriver.glob.glob",
+        lambda pattern: ["/dev/ttyUSB0"]
+        if pattern == "/dev/ttyUSB*"
+        else ["/dev/ttyS0"]
+        if pattern == "/dev/ttyS*"
+        else [],
+    )
+
+    def fake_open(device, flags):
+        port = 100 + len(opened_ports)
+        opened_ports.append((device, port))
+        return port
+
+    def fake_tcgetattr(port):
+        if port == 101:
+            raise termios.error(5, "Input/output error")
+        return [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, [0] * 32]
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "fenrirscreenreader.speechDriver.hardwareSerialDriver.os.open",
+        fake_open,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "fenrirscreenreader.speechDriver.hardwareSerialDriver.os.close",
+        lambda port: closed_ports.append(port),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "fenrirscreenreader.speechDriver.hardwareSerialDriver.os.write",
+        lambda port, data: len(data),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "fenrirscreenreader.speechDriver.hardwareSerialDriver.select.select",
+        lambda readable, writable, exceptional, timeout: (
+            [],
+            writable,
+            exceptional,
+        ),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "fenrirscreenreader.speechDriver.hardwareSerialDriver.termios.tcgetattr",
+        fake_tcgetattr,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "fenrirscreenreader.speechDriver.hardwareSerialDriver.termios.tcsetattr",
+        lambda port, when, attrs: None,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "fenrirscreenreader.speechDriver.hardwareSerialDriver.tty.setraw",
+        lambda port: None,
+    )
+
+    speech_driver = litetalkDriver.driver()
+    speech_driver.initialize(build_environment("auto"))
+    try:
+        assert opened_ports == [("/dev/ttyUSB0", 100), ("/dev/ttyS0", 101)]
+        assert speech_driver.device == "/dev/ttyUSB0"
+    finally:
+        speech_driver.shutdown()
+
+
 def test_auto_device_detection_fails_when_no_serial_device(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         "fenrirscreenreader.speechDriver.hardwareSerialDriver.glob.glob",