Re: [gentoo-accessibility] if on some future install-x86_64-minimal version

2024-05-04 Thread Jude DaShiell
If install-minimal doesn't include amixer then alsamixer would have to be used if all sound was muted. It may be easier to do the alternate install in a mount point on the system. -- Jude "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in

Re: [gentoo-accessibility] if on some future install-x86_64-minimal version

2024-05-04 Thread matthew dyer
Jude, I am wondering if running alsamixer then razing the volume to your liking would work. I had to do this on my installed system. Matthew > On May 2, 2024, at 2:40 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > I hear a click or beep when booting the iso I'll try speakup.synth=soft > and see if gentoo

Re: [gentoo-accessibility] gentoo and braille displays

2024-05-04 Thread Jude DaShiell
I don't mind many steps and for most of my time in linux I have lived on the command line. -- Jude "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." Ed Howdershelt 1940. On Sat, 4 May 2024, Christian Schoepplein wrote: > Hi

Re: [gentoo-accessibility] gentoo and braille displays

2024-05-04 Thread Christian Schoepplein
Hi Jude, I was never able to install Gentoo with braille or speech output without the help of another Linux distro. That said; I booteed a Debian installer where I did have braille support or installed a minimal Debian system and from this point I installed Gentoo into a mounted empty

[gentoo-accessibility] gentoo and braille displays

2024-05-04 Thread Jude DaShiell
Is it any easier to boot gentoo and catch the boot: prompt using a braille display for a screen reader than it is using speech? That could be all of my problem on this end, no braille display yet. -- Jude "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo.