Speakup enabled Distros for Blind Technicians

[John Heim]

If grml does not have something you need, let me know and I'll pass it along 
to the grml developers. I can't guarantee anything, of course. That password 
changing program seems like a likely candidate for inclusion though.

It may already be on the grml CD for all I know.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert cole" <rkcole72984 at gmail.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: Speakup enabled Distros for Blind Technicians


> Thanks for the responses, Glenn, as well as others who have responded to 
> my message.
>
> It looks like GRML has everything I would probably need built in. This is 
> going to be great as it will be even more of an incentive for me to learn 
> the command line. As I mentioned before, I do a lot fo work on computer 
> systems for peopl earound me, and I was looking for a great Linux system 
> that I could use to recover files from broken Windows installations as 
> well as other things. While I still enjoy working with a GUI environment, 
> I am really beginning to see that I can do much more in the command line, 
> and much more quickly at that.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion of GRML, as it seems like the best choice for me 
> and for what I need. I want to try to work as much "eyes free" as possible 
> when it comes to working on computer systems nowadays.
>
> I added the GRML Debian repository to my Ubuntu 11.10 sources.list, 
> installed grml2usb, and then successfully installed and tested GRML on my 
> flash drive. It worked perfectly!
>
> Glenn, thanks for suggesting Vinux and Ubuntu. I am primarily a Ubuntu 
> user right now on my desktop system, but I don't think I could use either 
> of these for doing PC repair and recovery work from a live environment.
>
> Take care, everyone, and thanks again.
>
> On 01/18/2012 06:13 PM, Glenn wrote:
>> 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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