From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 099C53EDD4 for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 06:37:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g8JAbsQ21043 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 06:37:54 -0400 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 g8JAbsh21038 for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 06:37:54 -0400 Received: from mielke.cc (IDENT:root@CPE00608c86a77d.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [24.157.76.7]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g8JAKdi11355 for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 06:20:39 -0400 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 g8JAbkk19331; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 06:37:46 -0400 Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by dave.private.mielke.cc (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id GAA06464; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 06:35:11 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: dave.private.mielke.cc: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 06:35:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Dave Mielke To: "Linux General Discussion for Blind Users (mailing list)" Cc: Tim Pennick Subject: Re: x-windows access question In-Reply-To: <200209191004.g8JA44i08739@mx1.redhat.com> 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 Tim Pennick on September 19, 2002, at 11:26] >As far as I know, there are no specific Linux drivers written to drive the >Software version of the Papenmeier displays. You can of course use BRLTTY, >but that isn't a Papenmeier product, How is this a disadvantage? Is it missing some functionality which it should have? >and has the disadvantage over the >Hardware version, of not being 'up and running' during the early stages of the >boot process. BRLTTY can be started as the very first step of the boot sequence. It's on-line manual describes how to do this, i.e. with a sysinit entry in inittab. That's probably about the best that can be hoped for with a software solution, and, since most people these days don't have an ISA video card, they wouldn't be able to use Papenmeier's hardware solution anyway. -- 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