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 9EB073FBCA for ; Wed, 7 May 2003 16:09:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h47K9BP22925 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Wed, 7 May 2003 16:09:11 -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 h47K9BI22919 for ; Wed, 7 May 2003 16:09:11 -0400 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de (moutng.kundenserver.de [212.227.126.183]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id h47K9AH10357 for ; Wed, 7 May 2003 16:09:11 -0400 Received: from [212.227.126.206] (helo=mrelayng.kundenserver.de) by moutng.kundenserver.de with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 19DVDx-0000Y4-00; Wed, 07 May 2003 22:09:09 +0200 Received: from [193.159.51.206] (helo=wright.online.de) by mrelayng.kundenserver.de with asmtp (TLSv1:EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.35 #1) id 19DVDw-0000G1-00; Wed, 07 May 2003 22:09:08 +0200 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wright.online.de (8.12.7/8.12.7/SuSE Linux 0.6) with ESMTP id h47K3d74008323; Wed, 7 May 2003 22:03:39 +0200 Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 22:03:39 +0200 (CEST) From: Roger Butenuth To: blinux-list@redhat.com Cc: Mario Lang , Jois Subject: Re: BRLTTY & Alva Satellite series In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: 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: list Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hello! Some time ago I asked Alva for information on the parallel port protocol, with no success. For me it seems they don't want their braille terminals used with Linux. At least the serial port prototol is documented... Roger Butenuth On Wed, 7 May 2003, Nicolas Pitre wrote: > On Wed, 7 May 2003, Mario Lang wrote: > > > Nicolas Pitre 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