Hi Dane, Do you have another account you can start up from? I'm wondering if your account preferences got corrupted.
Failing that, can you try attaching a bootable cloned backup disk and rebooting from that by holding down the Option key when you power up, then pressing either the right or left arrow key, followed by a press of the Return key? If the clone boots up correctly with VoiceOver active, you can try either booting up and logging into another account on your Mac Mini's hard drive, or maybe checking for corrupted preference files on the original hard drive user account. Another option, if you've set up your Mini to permit remote login, and are comfortable with using Terminal, is to remote login with SSH using Terminal from another Mac. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jun 28, 2013, at 5:07 PM, Zachary Kline <zkl...@speedpost.net> wrote: > Hi Dane, > Have you tried a system reboot with the power button followed by R? I’d hate > to suggest it most of the time, but if VO absolutely refuses to start up > again, it might be worth doing. it sounds as though some process crashed > unexpectedly and the system is having trouble recovering to a sane state. > Best, > Zack. > On Jun 28, 2013, at 7:59 PM, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > >> Yep tried that, won't work for some reason but I can certainly see where >> you're coming from. >> >> On 29/06/2013, at 12:45 PM, Sarah k Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Try getting in to training mode with vo cmd f8. then if you hear, the voice >>> over quick start, hit esc. >>> >>> Take care. >>> On Jun 28, 2013, at 7:36 PM, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> I've seen problems with Mac machines but nothing like this. >>>> >>>> I left my Mac Mini machine on overnight to finish some uploading. When I >>>> returned to the machine this morning it was to discover that Voiceover had >>>> stopped working, I tried turning Voiceover on and off using Command-f5 >>>> which usually works but no result this time. >>>> >>>> I used f11 and f12 to check the volume and heard the volume click change >>>> every time I pressed 1 of these keys so sound device is obviously okay, >>>> anyone any further suggestions? >>>> >>>> This Mac Mini machine is a 2009 model running OSX Mountain Lion just in >>>> case that all makes any difference of some sort. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ********** >>>> >>>> Dane Trethowan >>>> Skype: grtdane12 >>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
