From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.198.39] helo=rwcrmhc12.comcast.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DyAqr-000304-00 for ; Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:03:17 -0400 Received: from systemax (unknown[68.41.20.163](misconfigured sender)) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <2005072816024001500bvvcne>; Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:02:40 +0000 Message-ID: <000201c5938d$d06cf300$6801a8c0@systemax> From: "Al Puzzuoli" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <000c01c59323$7dd7f2d0$6801a8c0@systemax> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:02:53 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Subject: Pink console issue, was Re: Fedora 4, can't access consoles? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:03:18 -0000 Okay, this gets more and more interesting. I googled for Fedora pink console and after a little digging, found a link to the following bug that apparently causes this as well as other video corruption related issues: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161242 so after reading this, I did a few tests and I am indeed able to access the console; However, from a visual perspective, it is completely unreadable. This is sort of funny in an ironic sense. I have sighted assistance here and I was hoping to get help importing the yum gpg key so I could then installBRLTTY, a telnet server, Gnopernicus, etc. However, now neither of us can see what's on the screen! There's a fix for this issue in the above bug report but how I'm supposed to do this without any accessibility is beyond me. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Thanks, --Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Puzzuoli" To: "Speakup List" Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:21 PM Subject: Fedora 4, can't access consoles? Hi all, I just did a telnet install of Fedora 4. Everything seemed to go well enough. After the instalation, the system came up to First boot. I got through first boot with sighted assistance; However, I can't access the text mode consoles. If for example, I attempt to do control+alt+f1, I get a pink box outlining the edges of my screen and nothing else, no login prompt etc. When this happens, the only Thing I can do is reboot with control alt delete. has anyone seen this before and if so, is there a workable solution? this one's going to be fun, kind of like the chicken and the egg-- I don't see how I can troubleshoot this without any accessibility, but if I can't get to the console mode, I can't install accessibility-- grumble! --Al _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup