From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
To: Mario Lang <mlang@teleweb.at>
Cc: blinux-list@redhat.com, Jois <evvivajaws@libero.it>
Subject: Re: BRLTTY & Alva Satellite series
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 15:56:25 -0400 (EDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0305071551250.12910-100000@xanadu.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <874r46v904.fsf@lexx.delysid.org>
On Wed, 7 May 2003, Mario Lang wrote:
> Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org> writes:
>
> > On Wed, 7 May 2003, Jois wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> does the BRLTTY program work with the Alva 544 Satellite, connected via USB?
> >> I have this Braille display at work and would like to know if I can install
> >> Linux here.
> >
> > It works with a serial conection for sure. If the USB protocol used is one
> > that emulates a serial device then it should work too.
>
> It is not. I tested this with a 570.
> They use some custom chip, 've been told by a AT industry friend of mine
> that they even use a separate protocol for USB.
Well... At Tieman they were kind enough to loan a Voyager braille terminal
and to provide the USB protocol information for a Linux driver to be
written. Maybe Alva can be convinced to do the same if someone has a good
contact there?
Nicolas
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