[orca-list] extra info Was:Re:BrlTTY and auto-detection in Ubuntu, what is wrong?

[Labrador <labrad0r edpnet be>]

On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:37:17PM +0100, Labrador wrote:
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> > i would like a clear explanation of the issue, and a clear explanation 
> > of the steps to reproduce, noting that I don't have a USB braille display, 
> > but steps to reproduce are useful for others who may also wish to test. 
>
> Step 1:
> autodetection must be reactivated:
> /etc/default/brltty's param run_brltty=no should be set to yes
> +
> the /etc/brltty.conf must be set to fixed when the user sets its own params
> in it; the problem was that it was overrwritten by /usr/lib/brltty if I'm
> not wrong, and that script sux! Maybe asking to the author, he's one of the
> risponsible for the problem so maybe he may help in fixing it!

There was a problem that instead of puting  braille-device USB:
in /etc/brltty.conf, it puted /dev/USB:
and that was blocking the thing to work correctly.

The problem is coming from into the /usr/lib/brltty script.

Note that I forgot to tell that this /usr/lib/brltty script runs when
booting: the intension is maybe nice but the way it works is wrong.
Automatic detection is OK but once you'd like to fix it into
/etc/brltty.conf the /usr/lib/brltty script must stop with overriding your
personalized prefs.  

> Step 2:

I shall advise you get in touch with blind students or schools
so they have at least a braille display; testing things that have been done
is IMHO essential and a better warranty for long term solutions.

Labrad0r