Re: [orca-list] OpenSolaris

["Christian" <christian08 runbox com>]

Hi Will,
OK, many thanks for that info.
But BRLTTY, is that included if so, how do I start it at system start?
Many thanks,
Christian


On 2009-08-05 at 13:19 Willie Walker wrote:

> The 2010 version of OpenSolaris will come with a more recent version of
> GNOME.  But, I'd recommend sticking with 2009.06 for now because of the
> audio integration problems we're experiencing.  I hope to see them
> resolved in a release very soon (b121).
>
> Will
>
> Christian wrote:
> > Hi,
> > OK i downloaded it and was able to start orca. but it only contains
> gnome 2.24?
> > Is it possible to upgrade to 2.26 or even 2.27?
> > Many thanks,
> > Christian
> >
> >
> > On 2009-08-05 at 11:54 Willie Walker wrote:
> >
> > > You're best off sticking with 2009.06 for now.  We're very early in the
> > > 2010 cycle and there have been some audio integration problems.
> > >
> > > Will
> > >
> > > Christian wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I am downloading opensolaris now just for testing. However, there are
> > > several isos to chooce from. Which one should I download? Is the 2010
> > > accessible?
> > > > Many thanks,
> > > > Christian
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 2009-08-05 at 11:28 Willie Walker wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Alex:
> > > > >
> > > > > The instructions for 2009.06 are at
> http://opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/status/accessibility/AccessibleLiveCd/.
> > > > >  Can you please point me to the instructions you are using for
> 2008.11?
> > > > >  I'd like to make sure they at least point to the 2009.06 set.
> > > > >
> > > > > > keyboard after the CD stops spinning, then wait for Gnome to start.
> I
> > > > > > get no audio after this, even if I press alt-f2 and try to start Orca
> > > > > > manually.  I think the audio hardware should be supported by Solaris
> as
> > > > > > I'm running under Virtualbox, and the physical machine I tried after
> > > > > > Virtualbox failed has a rather old Creative PCI soundcard in it that
> I
> > > > > > believe solaris supports.  Have the instructions changed since the
> > > > > > previous version, or should I do more checking into my audio
> hardware?
> > > > > VirtualBox is a struggle when it comes to audio support.  Some people
> > > > > have managed to get it working OK (it's on my long list of many things
> > > > > to do).  You might be interested in this thread:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://mail.gnome.org/archives/orca-list/2009-July/msg00235.html
> > > > >
> > > > > Will
> > > > >
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