From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx03.intmail.prod.int.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.54.3]) by lists01.pubmisc.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id 0125X1VS013964 for ; Sun, 2 Feb 2020 00:33:01 -0500 Received: by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) id 8FDCB10EE6DC; Sun, 2 Feb 2020 05:33:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (mimecast04.extmail.prod.ext.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.55.20]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8B20810EE6DA for ; Sun, 2 Feb 2020 05:32:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from us-smtp-1.mimecast.com (us-smtp-1.mimecast.com [207.211.31.81]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BC84E1019808 for ; Sun, 2 Feb 2020 05:32:59 +0000 (UTC) ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=dkim.mimecast.com; s=201903; t=1580621579; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=ka7j3IO8KRHA54ILzNiQ7P4KfQXPtqBBH0FtsPW/yqM=; b=R4KeUs/qGL6N2j3SmKqwGVyPP7peRhxKAJZFdd260pzyE/fvkKQIaMl6Qu9wsvYWTRITlQ g8IPZLKpH7h/dlQ0sqN8fdQ4Z//PGIrYFc+g4876rDub338a9eTOYjqpsg1U90C3A83RwJ k2P4SX+Shs7L1HoB0rB3NEHXYMPX648StyjDCt+F8KHLOU+Gt3FuwaaV7ynwmPrGK+6spX Y/p5O9+M/DO5pBk09Xk5SYVJziKQY2XJYDgqk+Ih1ueGrJk/9UL/FNmPu9rUYWWlpNXpkr zFBBFokBE62TI8YE4p0a3qxs4kNa4Jog6rE1n77IkfPMuMJP9C99br8rk2imVA== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=201903; d=dkim.mimecast.com; t=1580621579; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=DqPsAjzx9G9F81ERXrs8tRFFqRWC7imJmoMQzHn0jct4A7Xl5sPD8r9UgXt1j3jDvWIhfY 1JcW76edUk8cZEy1AubbRdiKt7vUvpTwAU275/dCXoGu2Z4HkQ/Y0+0qJaUmhYdVfKVe8m YnyIztUtBkMFzXZxev4PQUvDIFohhtYeO56N8zsvlBpjdcc8aASL3CXspjH4pOpmqpIQtx QUZtZ8vKgTs/3xGoYMSf6nlq+RdEFH2IkIsoSNw//lfompzhnX6ieHatY3K+irv41yBFTs XtxSLBcxJbf8vrhtjWX8XzRIIONE4M/K3I8Z/C5iY0MWrhcE1bE8oe5utxPLUw== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; relay.mimecast.com; dkim=none; spf=pass (relay.mimecast.com: domain of jdashiel@panix.com designates 166.84.1.89 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=jdashiel@panix.com Received: from mailbackend.panix.com (mailbackend.panix.com [166.84.1.89]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-219-VLRkOBrAMbOG8yya2hlQcQ-1; Sun, 02 Feb 2020 00:32:55 -0500 Received: from panix1.panix.com (panix1.panix.com [166.84.1.1]) by mailbackend.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 489KNl1sz4z1k7c for ; Sun, 2 Feb 2020 00:32:55 -0500 (EST) Received: by panix1.panix.com (Postfix, from userid 20712) id 489KNl0P17zcbc; Sun, 2 Feb 2020 00:32:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by panix1.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 489KNk6xvCzcbW for ; Sun, 2 Feb 2020 00:32:54 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 00:32:54 -0500 To: Linux for blind general discussion Subject: Re: A Live Boot Image for the Mac that Talks In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <10e5062a-cb11-97d5-e394-2042b9dedfaf@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MC-Unique: VLRkOBrAMbOG8yya2hlQcQ-1 Authentication-Results: relay.mimecast.com; dkim=none; spf=pass (relay.mimecast.com: domain of jdashiel@panix.com designates 166.84.1.89 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=jdashiel@panix.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.78 on 10.11.54.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by lists01.pubmisc.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com id 0125X1VS013964 X-loop: blinux-list@redhat.com From: Linux for blind general discussion X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: junk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2020 05:33:02 -0000 Older machines wouldn't have that capability. One computer I have can do it and the other computer cannot. The difference is the flash bios in each of the machines. One permits it and the other does not. On Sun, 2 Feb 2020, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 22:04:36 > From: Linux for blind general discussion > To: blinux-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: A Live Boot Image for the Mac that Talks > > I don't have any experience with Macs or writing bootable images to > USB sticks(I just burn isos to DVD using wodim when I need to make a > new Linux disc), but my first two thoughts are: > > 1. Perhaps the Mac's bios isn't configured to allow booting from USB > media. I know I've had to get sighted assistance to fix the bios boot > order on every laptop and desktop I've acquired since going blind > before I could boot installation media to install Linux... I even had > to do it for a netbook that came pre-loaded with Ubuntu if memory > serves. > > 2. I could be wrong, but I believe the files needed for making a > CD/DVD bootable and making a USB stick bootable are different. If so, > even a properly written iso might not result in a bootable USB stick > if the iso only includes the files needed for booting from CD/DVD. > Again, no experience with making bootable USB sticks, so I might be > horribly mistaken. > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > --