Re: I noticed a big difference in the live cd and one problem

Hi Luke, Am 10.03.2009 22:48, Luke Yelavich schrieb: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 03:52:40AM EST, mike wrote: [...] >> The problem I have is I can't save Orca preferences. Pressing apply or >> Ok does nothing. Is this a known problem? > > Is th

Re: ubuntu 8.10 textinstaller and braille

Hi Samuel, - Original Message - From: "Samuel Thibault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Simon Bienlein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Tony Bernedal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:59 PM Subject: Re: ubuntu 8.10 textinstall

Re: ubuntu 8.10 textinstaller and braille

Hi Tony, the alternate install CD can be worked with a braille display. When you boot the CD, a list with all available languages will appear first. Here, you press the enter-key if you want to use the English language. Then, press F6. A line with boot parameters will appear. Here, enter you

Questions about Intrepid Ibex

Hi everyone, I am interested in the upcoming Ubuntu release and I have got some questions about it. Will the brltty boot parameter not be evaluated anymore? I already noticed about the Ubuntu version 8.04 that the indication is not being evaluated. BrlTTY is not started although I entered the

Re: Comments on the Alternate Install CD

Hi Jude, Thank you very much for your answer. But I think this suggestion is not the right solution to solve the problem. It isn't possible to work with the command line if the problem isn't solved. Wouldn't it be better if BrlTTY would be started automaticaly? It is the case with Debian and I do

Comments on the Alternate Install CD

Hello, I installed Ubuntu with the Alternate Install CD. I pressed F6 and typed in the following: install brltty=ht,ttyS0,de The braille display was noticed and the instalation went on without any problems. But as I rebooted again I realised that I couldn't get BrlTTY started. That is because the

Orca on the live CD of September 29

Hello everyone, When I start the live CD of September 29, I am able to call the "run dialogue" via Alt+F2. When orca is entered here, there is no screen output. Is there anyone on this list whose Orca actually works on the live CD? BrlTTY does not cause any problems. The Braille display is being

Re: Orca and the Live CD

Hi Mike, thanks a lot for your reply. Mike reiser wrote: > that was supposed to have been fixed but that bug persists. Waiting > to here >> from the person responsible for emplamenting the work on orca on how >> the > progress on this bug is going.. Stay tuned hopefully it'll be fixed > before f

Orca and the Live CD

Hi, I am interested in version 7.10 that is currently still in development and that is supposed to be released on October 18. Upon testing the live CD of September 21, I noticed that my BrlTTY Braille display was recognized but that the screen reader Orca could not be started. My brother deleted a

Re: Installing to a virtual machine without sited assistance

Hi Pranav, Pranav Lal wrote: > Is it possible to install Ubuntu without sited assistance using Orca? > I have the v7.04 live cd. I plan to make a virtual machine out of the > installation so I have vmware installed on my windows XP computer. I > plan to launch the Ubuntu installer from within vmwa

Re: Beta version of Feisty Fawn: problems with BRLTTY and Orca

Hi Luke, > How did you start the live CD? Did you choose any of the options from > the Accessibility boot menu? I did not choose an option but entered the CD and waited. Unfortunately, one cannot clearly make out when one actually is in the boot menu. The CD only stops spinning for an instant and

Beta version of Feisty Fawn: problems with BRLTTY and Orca

Hi, I tested the beta version with my Braille display that is connected to the laptop via USB. BRLTTY was started and accepted the Braille display. I wanted to switch to the virtual console with Alt+F1 in order to start Orca. I was not shown a prompt. Thus, I switched to Gnome with Alt+F7 and pres

Herd 5: Orca is not started

Hi, I tested Herd 5 with my laptop and noticed that Orca cannot be started. After the Orca setup I logged out and in again. Now I pressed Alt+F2 and entered the command orca. Orca did not speak and on the Braille display was nothing new either. I cannot tell whether there was a problem report or n

Re: Herd 4: Cannot start Orca because it cannot connect to theDesktop.

Hi Kenny, thanks a lot for the hint with the shortcut Alt+F2. It worked. Although I stated at the Orca setup that a Braille display is supposed to be supported, it is not addressed. The text "Screen not in text mode" still appears. Thanks in advance for your further help. Simon -- Ubuntu-acc

Herd 4: Cannot start Orca because it cannot connect to the Desktop.

Hello, I tested the recent development release Herd 4 with my Braille display that is connected to my laptop via USB. BRLTTY recognized the display and started Gnome. With the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+F1 I switched to the virtual console and ran orca. After the setup, I pressed Ctrl+Alt+F7 and then Ctrl+

Re: need some info about the alternative cd

Hi, a couple of days ago, I installed Edgy Eft on my computer. I used the alternate install CD. When the start screen appeared, I pressed F6 and entered the following for my Braille display that is connected via a serial connection: install brltty=cb,ttyS0,de During the installation, I switched

comments concerning Server Install CD

Hi, At the weekend, I installed the server CD on my laptop. The Braille display, which was connected via USB, was detected. Unfortunately, there was no possibility to change the text translation table as it is the case with debian. At the end of the installation the CD was ejected and I pressed c

Re: BRLTTY ignores option for attributes table

Hi Samuel, Yes, you are right of course. I switched the options. The option -t was not shown to me when I read the manpage via SSH under windows. At least not the first line - I had to maximize the window. At my short test, the indication of option -t was enough. Simon -- Ubuntu-accessibili

BRLTTY ignores option for attributes table

Hi, I tested BRLTTY and Orca with the ubuntu cd of October 8. After the jingle, I pressed strg+alt+F1 and entered the following command: sudo brltty -a text.de -b ht -d ttyS0 The German attributes table was not loaded. Is this a bug or did I do something wrong? Best regards, Simon --

Problems when starting orca on live cd

Hi, As described on I booted from the Knot-3 cd and then waited for some minutes. After the jingle I pressed Ctrl-Alt-F1. Then, I was asked to login. With which admission data do I have to login to be able to start orca? I couldn't find an

Re: Trying to download dvd

Hi Mike, > Hi, I tried to download a final release dvd. > I get a iso file that only takes a few seconds to download. > Is there another place to download the dvd like the live CD. > or is this iso file used with another program to download the dvd. With which program did you try it? Wget

Edgy Eft installable with Braille display?

Hi, Can the version Edgy Eft that is forthcoming in October be installed via BRLTTY? On , Henrik describes the installation with a graphic installer. I am wondering whether there will be an installation based on text with a Braille display as

Re: edgy

Hi Mike, > Hi, is there now a download for edgy. > I have seen a couple of posts that stated people are using it. > If so can I get the daily download link. In the article 'Ubuntu "Edgy Eft" nimmt Gestalt an' www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/75729 (in German) the following mirrors are mentioned:

Re: [Spec speakup-inclusion] Speakup Inclusion

Hi everyone, as stated on the page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SpeakupInclusion the screen reader speakup is supposed to be included in the ubuntukernel. This is supposed to make an independent installation without seeing help possible. Is BRLTTY integrated as well, which would make an installation w

Start Gnopernicus on live CD

Hi everyone, I downloaded the Ubuntu Dapper desktop image. As described in the Ubuntu Accessibility Start Guide , I booted my laptop, pressed F5, selected the point blindness with the cursers and activated it by pressing Enter. Then, I pressed

Dapper with Braille support?

Hi everyone, Can the Ubuntu Dapper be installed with a Braille display? On http://releases.ubuntu.com/dapper/ three different images are available. I downloaded the server install CD and tried it with VMware. At the bootprompt, I entered the following: Install brltty=ht,ttyS0,ge Apparently, BR