grml had or has boot line parameters that can be used to test the volume of a sound card before installation ever starts. If I remember correctly it was the first and only accessible version of Linux to offer such additional help. If the speech is a problem after installation, that's a different kettle of fish and admitedly more problematical. On Mon, 28 Jan 2013, Tony Baechler wrote:
> On 1/28/2013 7:27 AM, Klaus Knopper wrote: > > Have you tried the ADRIANE version of Knoppix, a Debian derivative, > > which starts with speech immediately? > > > Yes, I have. The CD I burned is in front of me as I write and I plan to give > it to a new Linux user. I'm impressed that it comes up talking. That's why I > abandoned grml also. It became too difficult to get speech reliably. > However, I have two major problems. First, I can't adjust my volume. I tried > looking at the minimal documentation and I can't figure out how. Second, I > can't get to a shell, so I can't try amixer or aumix. Since it uses SBL and > not Speakup, the commands don't work the way I would expect. It appears that > I am put into a menu from which I can't exit, but I can hardly hear it, so I > don't really know what's going on. For someone with no Linux experience, it's > a good choice because of the friendly menu system, but for an experienced user > who wants a live or rescue CD, the menu gets in the way. Since I couldn't get > to a shell, I couldn't shut down the machine. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <jdash...@shellworld.net> Adobe fiend for failing to Flash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-accessibility-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/alpine.bsf.2.01.1301290516360.37...@freire1.furyyjbeyq.arg
