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Re: [orca-list] Orca at install time on Ubuntu server 15.04?

I am posting instructions tested several times by ppl I trust, but not tested by yours truly.
I have no reason to think this won't work with 14.04, but I do not have a braille devfice and don't keep up 
with what is available there.
These instructions require running a few commands with out speech or braille, but just type carefully.
Adapt to the case of the virtual machine.


To manually start the installation of Ubuntu server 12.04 perform the
   following steps:
   1) boot to the Ubuntu Server 12.04 installation CD;
   2) After CD stopped spinning, exit the gui menu by pressing the escape key
   twice and enter key to confirm that you want to
    perform a manual install;
   3) At the boot prompt type:
    install text brltty=auto and press enter;
    (this will start a manual install with braille support)
   The rest of the installation is displayed on your unit,  just follow the typical installation screens.
   Unfortunately after restarting the system there is no Braille support.
    you will need to install brltty
     sudo apt-get -y install brltty and press enter.
    type your password hit enter and waited till your hd goes silent.
    start brltty:
     brltty -b auto -d usb:
    Install alsa
     sudo apt-get install alsa-utils
    run   < alsamixer >   #to un-mute sliders oo below sliders , and 50 or more
   on sliders.
(basically p or left arrow will take you to previous entries in alsamixer, up arrows will raise volume 
controls, and once you have speech you get 

best
+feedback from speakup with cursoring off for your speakup mode.)

 Install espeakup:
     sudo apt-get install espeakup -y >
    Start speakup:
     modprobe speakup_soft start=1
     sh /etc/init.d/espeakup start
    manually edit /etc/modules to add the line:
     speakup_soft start=1
    to ensure speakup starts after shutdown / restarts.


On most laptops I notice that alsamixer volume levels need to be set well above 50%.
I can barelyl hear speakup with the default levls on the Debian  net-install images on this laptop which can 
be pretty loud at highest levels. 
If you set PCM and speaker levels to something like 90% then master volume should be plenty loud on most 
hardware set to around 75%. 
Master is the first slider, so left arrow to be sure yhou are there, and press up arrow a lot. Then down 
arrow about 10 times to get down to 75%. Then 
right arrow onceand press up arrow a bunch, and repeat thisthree more times, more to be sure. Usually 
headphone comes after master, then speaker and 
then PCM, and then you get in to other controls, but this varies depending on sound card. 
Debian is a good choice for a server distro however, and probably not all that different for most stuff you 
will do in class from Ubuntu.
   
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     B.H.
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  John Heim wrote:
Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 10:08:12AM -0500


Do you mean that you think the ubuntu server installation disk is probably
inaccessible? Because speakup is now just a set of kernel modules. The
ubuntu kernel developers would have to exclude it deliberately. I have only
virtual machines to check it on but modinfo shows me that the speakup_soft
module is included on my ubuntu 15.04 server. But I didn't do that install.

On 09/28/2015 08:31 AM, kendell clark wrote:

hi
Is there any chance you could use the desktop edition, but install
whatever software you need for your school work? After all, any software
that will run on ubuntu server will run on ubuntu desktop. I don't know
how easy server edition is to install, but unless it comes with a desktop
it's likely inaccessible unless speakup is included, which is unlikely.
Thanks
Kendell clark


On 9/28/2015 3:26 AM, James Homuth wrote:

That's just it. I'm trying to install it, so it's got nothing there just
yet. On the desktop edition, I can make Orca show up no problem at all
before I start the install process. Not so much on the server edition.

-----Original Message-----
From: kendell clark [mailto:coffeekingms gmail com]
Sent: September-28-15 1:28 AM
To: James Homuth; orca-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Orca at install time on Ubuntu server 15.04?

hi
Just out of curiosity, does the ubuntu server edition have a desktop
installed? If so, what desktop is it? If unity, all you're supposed to
need
to do is press alt+windows+s to get orca to speak. After that orca
should
start automatically. If this fails, press alt+f2 to open up the run
dialog
and type orca --replace. If this still doesn't work I'll have to dig
further, although orca --replace is supposed to cause orca to start,
killing
any other orca procs that may be running but hung.
Thanks
Kendell clark


On 09/27/2015 10:07 PM, James Homuth wrote:

Hello,
 I'm required to have Ubuntu 15.04 server edition running in a VM for
school assignments. However, the usual tricks for getting Orca running
don't appear to be playing nice. Is there a means and method of doing
so, or will I need to do something convoluted that involves first
booting to the desktop edition ISO? I can do that if I need to, but if
there's an easier way I'm all for it. Thanks for the help either way.


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