Re: Reg Blind
On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 07:55:47PM +1000, Adrian Levi wrote:
> On 14/04/2008, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@shellworld.net> wrote:
> > grml has xwindows components too provided you can figure out how to get them
> > installed and talking. Since I have grml on a laptop and myself am totally
> > blind that's the next project I have in mind. The orca package may or may
> > not be in the grml archives, I'll have to check or perhaps gnopernicus is
> > what's in the archives.
>
> Jude, I am in awe. Until you typed that I hadn't stopped and though
> about how difficult it would be to install a brand new operating
> system from scratch with out any sight.
>
> Learning and installing Debian for me (while learning linux at the
> same time), was a very sight intensive task. reading logs, reading
> dmesg, reading the output of commands trying many permeations on
> things to get them to work. etc. Installing from scratch until you
> have your reading programs installed and working from my point of view
> must be a mammoth task.
>
> What do you do if you can't get audio to work or a package doesn't
> install correctly or the machine doesn't boot. I'd imagine that
> whatever program you use can't read post/bios messages?
>
> I'd like to hear more of your experiences if you'd like to ramble, If
> you don't, I'll go and sit in the corner again.
[not sniped on purpose]
Perhaps debian should have an accessible install CD in addition to all
the different DTE install CDs. E.g. one where sound works on most boxes
and comes up with voice prompts automatically. Ideally, it would be a
whole new installer with question/answer dialogs with a repeat function
as in (say that again?).
Doug.
Reply to: