From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta06-svc.ntlworld.com ([62.253.162.46]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15pIgi-0001nQ-00 for ; Thu, 04 Oct 2001 20:18:00 -0400 Received: from GeorginaJoyce ([213.105.71.184]) by mta06-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.00 201-229-121) with SMTP id <20011005001802.PNOT268.mta06-svc.ntlworld.com@GeorginaJoyce> for ; Fri, 5 Oct 2001 01:18:02 +0100 From: "Georgina" To: Subject: RE: serial port output Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 01:18:50 +0100 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Microsoft Batch 98. -----Original Message----- From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Janina Sajka Sent: 04 October 2001 21:33 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: serial port output If this were possible, we would not have had the problems we as a community have had with Windows installations. The only thing I know of which even comes close is that it is possible to install Windows from a script, much like a linux kickstart script. But, if one is to try that, one had best have all the answers in the correct order and correctly specified. This is not an easy task--though people have done it. I believe there is a script somewhere on the Win CDR, but I don't recall what it's called. If you have to do this frequently, you might want to try a different strategy: Create an image of a Windows installation without a nic and without video specifications--no networking and SVGA, in other words. Then, write this Windows into an image file with dd. Thereafter, everytime you need to start a new Windows installation, start from the dd file. PS: Of course this requires you get a Win screen reader that doesn't care about video cards. There are a couple of such choices. On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Michael wrote: > > > Hello all: > > I'm going to change sides for a moment and use what may be identified as bad language. > > I herd that it was possible, to output the install screens of a 9-x, NT-x platform to a serial port, to have it spoken by an external synthesizer. One of the major stumbling blocks I'm faced with is total control of building a 9-X or NT-X machine from the ground up. I have to rely on a sited individual to read the installation screens up until the point where my screen reader can be installed. > My current screen reader requires that IE 5.0, sound driver of course, and video driver be installed before it can become operational. > Can anybody shed some light on this matter? > I think one of the clear benefits of a Speakup adapted Linux machine is the ability for the blind user to hear the installation processes, along with the added security and the total independent control over > his or her computing environment. > > Chow: > Michael > > P S > Anyone dabble in amateur radio? > > > > > > > > > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup