If you still have sighted help, have the person click in the password field, then try typing. Once you log in, you can go to System Preferences and make sure VoiceOver is set to come on at the login screen. If it is, try unchecking and re-checking the box. > On Oct 19, 2014, at 10:28 PM, Devin Prater <d.pra...@me.com> wrote: > > Its been sitting there for quite a while. My keyboard doasome not have a fn > key. It is a Logitech keyboard, and worked fine under the recovery partition. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Oct 19, 2014, at 9:05 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> Okay, if recovery mode works I would think we can say your hard drive hasn't >> gone dead because it would be a different partition on the same drive. Can I >> assume you waited a good long time after putting in your password and >> pressing enter? not trying to insult your intelligence; just trying to work >> through the possibilities I know. >> >> If I understand correctly, you do cmd-f5 and voiceover still doesn't come >> on. Is your volume turned up? Remember by default increasing the volume does >> not produce a sound effect. I know that even if this is the case it doesn't >> solve the problem of nothing happening after you enter your password but I >> figure if we crack one problem we may soon crack the other too. Did you also >> try cmd-fn-5 to try to turn vo on instead of just cmd-f5? Probably Apple >> will have a concrete idea of what is wrong to give you so if you want to >> ignore my ideas until you've heard from them, that's okay. I don't have any >> special knowledge or certification except my own experience with my machine >> and others' computers, so all I know to do is plod through the questions >> that come to mind. >> >> -- >> Cheryl >> >> I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. >> I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper >> thrown in the trash! >> Then God gave me a new heart and life: >> His joy for my despairing tears! >> And now, every day: >> "This I call to mind, >> and therefore I have hope: >> The steadfast love of the Lord >> never ceases; >> his mercies never come to an end; >> they are new every morning; >> great is your faithfulness." >> (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) >> >> >> >> >>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 8:45 PM, Devin Prater <d.pra...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> I've never enabled file vault. Also, I'm on a USb keyboard >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 8:42 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Okay, let me ask you a couple more questions. >>>> >>>> Did you enable file vault or is there any possibility of that? >>>> >>>> What keyboard are you using? It might be that your keyboard and the Mac >>>> aren't working together, especially if it's bluetooth. If you are using a >>>> bluetooth keyboard, can you try a different brand one or better yet a usb >>>> one? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cheryl >>>> >>>> I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. >>>> I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper >>>> thrown in the trash! >>>> Then God gave me a new heart and life: >>>> His joy for my despairing tears! >>>> And now, every day: >>>> "This I call to mind, >>>> and therefore I have hope: >>>> The steadfast love of the Lord >>>> never ceases; >>>> his mercies never come to an end; >>>> they are new every morning; >>>> great is your faithfulness." >>>> (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 8:16 PM, Devin Prater <d.pra...@me.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Well, now my mac is unusable. I starteaed it up, and voiceover wasn't >>>>> speaking. I reinstalled osx and voiceover still isn't speaking. I enter >>>>> my password and nothing happens when I press enter. So good job Apple, I >>>>> can't use my mac in other than recovery mode. Thanks. Good going Apple. A >>>>> good way to show support to a loyal customer. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 12:18 PM, Juan Hernandez <juanhernande...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Yosemite works great. I love the arrow key nav in safari. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't see all of the lag that others see. >>>>>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 9:26 AM, Pamela Francis <gypsykitt...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Like an idiot, I did update. I have one word to say to you about >>>>>>> updating. Don't, under any condition. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pam Francis >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 6:41 PM, The Believer <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My philosophy is to wait. If you want to help with the bugs and all >>>>>>> that, go for it. If your Mavericks experience is smooth and trouble >>>>>>> free, I would wait until Yosemite matures a bit more. Some of the new >>>>>>> features I am quite interested in but they are not life changing. Same >>>>>>> goes for iOS 8. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> From The Believer. . . >>>>>>> . . . what if it were true? >>>>>>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 10/18/2014 4:37 PM, jeffrey greene wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi, Well I've been reading about every bodies problems with OSX 10.10. >>>>>>>> So,. do you think I should upgrade from mavericks? Or do you think it >>>>>>>> would be better to wait for 10.10.1? I have a 2012 macbook pro with a >>>>>>>> quad-core processor and quite a bit of memory. 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