Speakup enabled Distros for Blind Technicians

[Glenn]

I like Ubuntu, but I would go with 10.10, as 11.04 and 11.10 do not work so 
well with Orca, and I am sure that you would have the same problems with 
speakup.
Vinux has a great version of Ubuntu ready made for the visually impaired.
Glenn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert cole" <rkcole72984 at gmail.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: Speakup enabled Distros for Blind Technicians


Thanks, Glenn.

I actually ran apt-cache search password, and I came across chntpw in
the results.

I tested GRML under VirtualBox, and it was pretty easy to get Speakup
running (just entering the commands modprobe speakup_soft and then
espeakup as I believe I read somewhere on this list).

I still have a lot to learn as far as the command-line goes, but I think
that it is the better route for me. I used to rely heavily on a screen
magnification, and I would use ADRIANE Knoppix with the Compiz
magnifier, which all worked very well. But not all computers which I
work on have 3D acceleration support, and I am beginning to work pretty
quickly in the command-line. It seems like I can get things done a lot
more quickly in a CLI environment than I can via a GUI.

So, other than GRML and ADRIANE Knoppix, is there anything else
available with Speakup support which could be used as a technician's tool?

I think taht GRML will work great. I just am curious as to whether or
not there are other options because I like to tinker and test sometimes.

Thanks for all fo the replies.
On 01/18/2012 05:30 PM, Glenn wrote:
> Hi,
> I found a good Debian app for changing windows passwords, I think it is
> something like:
> cnpwd
> I can find it for you if you are not able to locate it.
> It works well.
> Glenn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert cole"<rkcole72984 at gmail.com>
> To:<speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 6:38 PM
> Subject: Re: Speakup enabled Distros for Blind Technicians
>
>
> thanks for all of the replies.
>
> I downloaded GRML, and I will try it out more in-depth soon.
>
> I just need something which I can use to work on Windows or Linux
> computer systems (more often Windows based systems). One example would
> be that of backing up data on a system with a broken Windows
> installation or doing something like virus scanning or password
> restoration GRML seems like it would be a great candidate.
>
> On 01/17/2012 08:54 AM, John Heim wrote:
>> I recently wrote a wiki entry on how to use the accessibility features
>> of the latest grml release. You can find it here:
>> http://wiki.iavit.org/index.php/Accessing_grml
>>
>> I would also recommend that you check out vinux.  Grml is a live CD
>> designed to be used for rescuing computers. Vinux is a ubuntu fork
>> with speech enabled by default. They're not really competitors.
>>
>> PS: The wiki in the URL above is for the International Association of
>> Visually Impaired Technologists. If you want to give something back to
>> the blind community, consider writing some wiki entries and sharing
>> your knowledge.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert cole"<rkcole72984 at gmail.com>
>> To: "Speakup List"<Speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 3:31 PM
>> Subject: Speakup enabled Distros for Blind Technicians
>>
>>
>>> Hello, everyone.
>>>
>>> I do a lot of PC repair work for different people (friends, family,
>>> etc), and I was wondering if there are any live Linux distributions
>>> which are Speakup-enabled that would aid me in this task. The only
>>> one that comes to mind right now is ADRIANE Knoppix, but I believe it
>>> makes use of Orca.
>>>
>>> I don't really need a GUI, although it can be helpful at times, but I
>>> am just curious to see if there is anyone else on the list who knows
>>> of any distros for this sort of task that could be run from a CD or
>>> USB key that have Speakup readily available.
>>>
>>> I am still a bit new to screen reading software, but it is sure
>>> making my life much easier. What little vision I have seems to get
>>> much more easily strained nowadays.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any input.
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