From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.back-rdu.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id hB4Cp9R04235 for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 07:51:09 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id hB4CvxL07163 for blinux-list@listman.back-rdu.redhat.com; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 07:57:59 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id hB4Cvx207158 for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 07:57:59 -0500 Received: from everest.cs.du.edu (everest.cs.du.edu [130.253.191.3]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id hB4Cvw230897 for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 07:57:58 -0500 Received: from mail.cs.du.edu (mail.cs.du.edu [130.253.191.12]) by everest.cs.du.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2) with ESMTP id hB4CvkSw005714 for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 05:57:46 -0700 (MST) Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 05:57:46 -0700 (MST) From: Ivan Fetch X-X-Sender: ifetch@everest.cs.du.edu To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Frebsd. In-Reply-To: <87wu9cx2tr.fsf@lexx.delysid.org> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-MailScanner: clean X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: junk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hello, IF you have another computer running an accessible operating system (Windows, Linux, what ever), you can connect that computer to the one you would like to install FreeBSD on via a serial cable, and use the accessible computer as a terminal to perform the installation. At the brief pause as soon as the kernel floppy begins to boot, type -h and press RETURN - you should get speech sent at 9600 baud through the first serial port of the soon-to-be-FreeBSD machine. Thanks, Ivan Fetch. On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Mario Lang wrote: > "Anders holmberg" writes: > > > Are there any screenreaders for Frebsd? > > Or is the only way to install it via a hardware braillex 2d-screen? > > 1. You are confusing two different topics: There are screen readers > for FreeBSD, but this does not automatically mean that you > can do a fresh install of the Operating System > using that screen reader. Remember Windows, there are > actually several screen readers for Windows, > but you are still not able to install a new Windows System > with the help of just such a product. > > 2. Yes, there are screen readers for FreeBSD. yasr > is supposed to work with FreeBSD. > BRLTTY was recently ported to OpenBSD, so it might > work on FreeBSD also with maybe just minor modifications. > I just didn't have the time yet to set a FreeBSD box to > actually test this. > > -- > CYa, > Mario | Debian Developer > | Get my public key via finger mlang@db.debian.org > | 1024D/7FC1A0854909BCCDBE6C102DDFFC022A6B113E44 > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >