From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BB3C3EA05 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:38:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [12.107.208.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g0HIcYW07676 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:38:34 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.8.7) id g0HIcYX26242 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:38:34 -0500 Received: from mielke.cc (IDENT:root@CPE00608c86a77d.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [24.157.76.7]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.8.7) with ESMTP id g0HIcXw26232 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:38:33 -0500 Received: from dave.private.mielke.cc (root@dave.private.mielke.cc [192.168.0.2]) by mielke.cc (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0HIcVS08894; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:38:31 -0500 Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by dave.private.mielke.cc (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA07509; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:36:57 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: dave.private.mielke.cc: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:36:56 -0500 (EST) From: Dave Mielke To: Mike Keithley Cc: Subject: Re: Support for Inka? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: [quoted lines by Mike Keithley on January 14, 2002, at 18:10] >The Inka display is made by Baum. It seems to have 2 mode. There is a >driver for the display in JFW and they tell you to use mode 2 (modes are 1 >or 2). If those are references to Baum's emulation modes 1 and 2, then the Inka may already work, more or less, with BRLTTY. The Vario driver supports emulation mode 1, and the Vario-HT driver supports emulation mode 2. >They talk as if mode 2 emulates the Alva displays. BRLTTY also has an Alva driver, so that, too, may provide a ray of hope. >The Inka has its own PC-style keyboard and won't work (in Dos) if not >connected to the keyboard (large DIN) port of the PC. (A PS2/DIN >adaptor works.) It also uses the serial port. This kind of setup would also work with Linux, although, if it uses the keyboard port to drive the cursor routing, then BRLTTY won't be able to route as smartly as it does. >Its cursor-routing is done by optical means by placing a finger over a >square above each cell. That may be comfortable, but it's probably also a bit accident-prone. >In the JFW driver (above), cursor routing >doesn't seem to work. That, again, may be because they're driving the routing through the keyboard port. -- Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | I believe that the Bible is the Phone: 1-613-726-0014 | Ottawa, Ontario | Word of God. Please contact me EMail: dave@mielke.cc | Canada K2A 1H7 | if you're concerned about Hell. http://familyradio.com