debian accessible installation

debian accessible installation

[jaffar]

Hi All.  Could anyone please point me to the debian accessible install page?  Cheers!

Re: debian accessible installation

[Kitty Litter]

I got the daily build for Sept. 15 to boot with speech and successfully 
installed AMD64 lenny. After reading f8.txt I tried the graphical install 
which did work. I could not get the expertgui to work. So at the boot prompt 
try
installgui speakup.synth=xxxxxx
The link for the daily builds is
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/

Re: debian accessible installation

[Samuel Thibault]

Kitty Litter, le Fri 19 Sep 2008 16:06:45 -0400, a écrit :
> I got the daily build for Sept. 15 to boot with speech and successfully 
> installed AMD64 lenny. After reading f8.txt I tried the graphical install 
> which did work. I could not get the expertgui to work. So at the boot 
> prompt try
> installgui speakup.synth=xxxxxx

Errr, speakup can only read the text console, so don't use the gui
installer... Just use install speakup.synt=xxxx, i.e. at boot, type TAB,
then type speakup.synth=xxxxx and enter.

Samuel

Re: debian accessible installation

[Kitty Litter]

Well, all I can say is trying install time after time after time it would 
not speak with the audapter. But installgui did. And although it didn't 
speak absolutely everything it prompted me for language, and timezone blah 
blah blah. The partitioner was very easy to use and it spoke everything. So 
what does the statement in f8.txt mean when it says (graphical install only) 
for speakup? I would like to know why it didn't work but I'm not going to 
try the installer any more to find out. I just hope in the next 
reincarnation the eyes will be more functional and I won't have to worry 
about such things any more. 

Re: debian accessible installation

[Samuel Thibault]

Kitty Litter, le Fri 19 Sep 2008 19:41:10 -0400, a écrit :
> Well, all I can say is trying install time after time after time it would 
> not speak with the audapter. But installgui did. And although it didn't 
> speak absolutely everything it prompted me for language, and timezone blah 
> blah blah.

Uh??  What was speaking?  The audapter, or your sound card through some
speech synthesis?

> The partitioner was very easy to use and it spoke everything. So 
> what does the statement in f8.txt mean when it says (graphical install 
> only) for speakup?

??!!?? In f8.txt, I can only read
Use Speakup                             speakup.synth=driver

and nothing about the graphical install.

In a word: I'm lost in what you are saying, that doesn't match what I'm
reading at all.  Could you please explain exactly what you have done?
(which CD image you booted, what you typed, what produced speech, etc.)

> I would like to know why it didn't work but I'm not going to try the
> installer any more to find out.

The problem is that if everybody acts like that, the problem just
_won't_ be fixed...

Samuel

Re: debian accessible installation

[Kitty Litter]

Obviously it was my audapter speaking. It would be wonderful if the 
installer came up with software speech and I'm sure it's possible, all it 
would take is someone with enough knowledge and time to do it which ain't me 
unfortunately.
I did ask on the list if anyone had successfully booted from the daily build 
around Sept. 15 and heard nothing.
So rather than crying in my beer about my broken system I reread the 
instructions and tried again.
Here is my  isolinux/f8.txt file for Sept. 15, 2008 daily build:
\x19

\x0f0fSPECIAL BOOT PARAMETERS - INSTALLATION SYSTEM\x0f07 \x0f09F8\x0f07

You can use the following boot parameters at the \x0f0fboot:\x0f07 prompt,

in combination with the boot method (see <\x0f09F3\x0f07>). These parameters

control how the installer works.

\x0f0f

RESULT PARAMETER\x0f07

Verbose debugging \x0f0fDEBCONF_DEBUG=5\x0f07

Debug boot sequence \x0f0fBOOT_DEBUG=2|3\x0f07

Disable framebuffer \x0f0ffb=false\x0f07

Don't start PCMCIA \x0f0fhw-detect/start_pcmcia=false\x0f07

Force static network config \x0f0fnetcfg/disable_dhcp=true\x0f07

Set keyboard map \x0f0fbootkbd=es\x0f07

Use Braille tty \x0f0fbrltty=driver,device,texttable\x0f07

Use Speakup (graphical install only) \x0f0fspeakup.synth=driver\x0f07

Use high contrast accessibility theme \x0f0ftheme=dark\x0f07

Select the kde or xfce desktops \x0f0fdesktop=kde\x0f07



For example:

boot: install fb=false

Press \x13F1\x14control and F then 1\x17 for the help index, or ENTER to

Re: debian accessible installation

[jaffar]

Hi Kitty.  Did you install from disk or did you use the setup.exe to install 
the basics first on windows?  Couldn't get mine to install somehow.  Cheers!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitty Litter" <n8kl@insightbb.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: debian accessible installation


> Obviously it was my audapter speaking. It would be wonderful if the 
> installer came up with software speech and I'm sure it's possible, all it 
> would take is someone with enough knowledge and time to do it which ain't 
> me unfortunately.
> I did ask on the list if anyone had successfully booted from the daily 
> build around Sept. 15 and heard nothing.
> So rather than crying in my beer about my broken system I reread the 
> instructions and tried again.
> Here is my  isolinux/f8.txt file for Sept. 15, 2008 daily build:
> \x19
>
> \x0f0fSPECIAL BOOT PARAMETERS - INSTALLATION SYSTEM\x0f07 \x0f09F8\x0f07
>
> You can use the following boot parameters at the \x0f0fboot:\x0f07 prompt,
>
> in combination with the boot method (see <\x0f09F3\x0f07>). These parameters
>
> control how the installer works.
>
> \x0f0f
>
> RESULT PARAMETER\x0f07
>
> Verbose debugging \x0f0fDEBCONF_DEBUG=5\x0f07
>
> Debug boot sequence \x0f0fBOOT_DEBUG=2|3\x0f07
>
> Disable framebuffer \x0f0ffb=false\x0f07
>
> Don't start PCMCIA \x0f0fhw-detect/start_pcmcia=false\x0f07
>
> Force static network config \x0f0fnetcfg/disable_dhcp=true\x0f07
>
> Set keyboard map \x0f0fbootkbd=es\x0f07
>
> Use Braille tty \x0f0fbrltty=driver,device,texttable\x0f07
>
> Use Speakup (graphical install only) \x0f0fspeakup.synth=driver\x0f07
>
> Use high contrast accessibility theme \x0f0ftheme=dark\x0f07
>
> Select the kde or xfce desktops \x0f0fdesktop=kde\x0f07
>
>
>
> For example:
>
> boot: install fb=false
>
> Press \x13F1\x14control and F then 1\x17 for the help index, or ENTER to
>
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Re: debian accessible installation

[Kitty Litter]

I installed from disk, my catbox machine doesn't have windows on it.

Re: debian accessible installation

[Samuel Thibault]

Kitty Litter, le Sat 20 Sep 2008 07:33:20 -0400, a écrit :
> Obviously it was my audapter speaking.

Nothing is obvious when one is not in front of the machine.

> Use Speakup (graphical install only) \x0f0fspeakup.synth=driver\x0f07

Ergl, ok now I see where things have gone. Grmbl, that line doesn't make
sense at all, I'll fix it.

Samuel

Re: debian accessible installation

[Kerry Hoath]

I can't point you at the page except to warn you that this stuff is still 
under testing and might potentially be unstable.
Regards, Kerry.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jaffar@ecstatico.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 9:09 AM
Subject: debian accessible installation


Hi All.  Could anyone please point me to the debian accessible install page? 
Cheers!
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