From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from h000625dbec44.ne.client2.attbi.com ([24.62.34.66] helo=lava-net.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1B2O2X-0004Cz-00 for ; Sun, 14 Mar 2004 00:19:57 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (uid 1000) by lava-net.com with local; Sun, 14 Mar 2004 00:19:12 -0500 Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 00:19:12 -0500 From: Igor Gueths To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20040314051912.GA5357@lava-net.com> References: <010601c4097b$6372ecc0$e8f1b041@noneflzmskjmuf> <20040314043822.GA30031@romuald.net.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; x-action=pgp-signed; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040314043822.GA30031@romuald.net.eu.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i Subject: Re: changing bios settings, without eyes, how? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 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: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 05:19:57 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Although wouldn't you have to have some osrt of parallel to serial adapter plugged into the parallel port of the Blazer, since the print screen command won't send output to the serial port? On Sat, Mar 13, 2004 at 10:38:22PM -0600, Gregory Nowak wrote: > Since the blazer can also speak whatever comes in through its parallel > port, you theoretically wouldn't need lots of paper. > > I'll have to try this some time to see if it works. I assume the > print screen key on the keyboard is used to issue the print screen > command? > > Greg > > P.S. My machines here all have Award BIOSes, anyone know if this works > for a fact with Award BIOSes? > > > On Sat, Mar 13, 2004 at 11:18:19PM -0500, Tom and Esther Ward wrote: > > Hi, to access the bios the most helpful tool is a braille printer such as a > > braille blazer. You can sometimes use a print screen command to print the > > entire screen to a braille page and follow it through the menus and to see > > the options and what they are set to. > > It takes alot of time and paper to do it right, but the method does work in > > alot of cases. > > If you don't have a braille printer then all you have is sighted help to > > depend on. > > > > > > > > > > -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAU+tQNohoaf1zXJMRAq+sAKCEHnk2CaI8TyNnCkOh3IJVlP2grgCeL9CA CGrHf7Vkfv1BesmC2rLaMG8= =zEBw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----