[Grml] GRML Accessibility Features

[covici at ccs.covici.com]

No login screen, just a place where you hit tab and type options, if you
hit enter there it will boot.

Simon Eigeldinger <simon.eigeldinger at vol.at> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> it seems that there is a login screen coming up by default after the
> cd has stopped spinning.
> 
> greetings,
> simon
> 
> Am 12.02.2016 um 14:52 schrieb John G Heim:
> > If you have a smart phone and the KNFB reader, you might be able to get
> > it to read enough of the screen to you to tell if it's stuck part way
> > through the boot. I've had maybe a 50% success rate with that technique.
> > Another thing you can do is to try commands like beep and eject. If
> > those work, you know you're at the command line. If you are typing in
> > the commands to get speech and it's not working, then it's probably a
> > sound issue.
> >
> > On 02/12/2016 05:33 AM, Simon Eigeldinger wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I was having this on for a few minutes after it stopped spinning so to
> >> make sure this might be it.
> >> but maybe there might be an error message.
> >> tested the 32 bit latest daily sid build.
> >> when i have a set of eyes around i will recheck and write back.
> >>
> >> greetings,
> >> simon
> >>
> >>
> >> Am 12.02.2016 um 00:46 schrieb covici at ccs.covici.com:
> >>> On my system, it takes quite a long time till the musical tone comes up,
> >>> it usually is at least 2-3 minutes.  It must be a network timeout.  This
> >>> is with betas as of beginning of January.
> >>>
> >>> Simon Eigeldinger <simon.eigeldinger at vol.at> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi all,
> >>>>
> >>>> I just refreshed my rescue cd with the latest grml sid daily.
> >>>> so according to the wiki page at
> >>>> http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=accessibility
> >>>> i just have to wait until a musical tune will come up during boot.
> >>>> what i hear is the beep of the boot prompt but the musical tune is
> >>>> missing.
> >>>> ok the document has been last modified in 2013 so there could be have
> >>>> been a lot of changes.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> could someone please tell me how to start grml using software speech
> >>>> using speakup?
> >>>> should be the old way but it seems it doesn't reach the console.
> >>>>
> >>>> greetings and thanks,
> >>>> simon
> >>>>
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> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> 
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