Re: [orca-list] orca and pfsense?

[tim <isfeldt gmail com>]

Thanks for the explanation, well darn I'll look for another alternative, 
or configure one using arch/sonar, I'm going to share this response with 
the dev, so he has a better understanding, one of these days maybe it 
will be accessible.



On 04/28/2016 12:39 AM, Øyvind Lode wrote:
> Hi.
>
> You cannot use Orca on the pfSense live image.
> pfSense is console mode only - no desktop and thus not possible to run orca.
> I would love to be able to install pfsense (I've used it before but
> needed sighted help to install) - post installation config and
> management of the firewall is done via the pfSense web gui.
> If there is a console screen reader that will run under fbsd it might
> be possible to implement accessibility into the pfsense live image.
> Speakup is a console screen reader but Linux only since it's running
> in kernel space.
>
> For this reason I dropped pfsense and configured my own firewall from
> scratch using Debian as my base.
> My debian based firewall/router is running text mode only and I use
> speakup on the console.
> However, I usually manage it via ssh though but it's nice to have the
> opportunity to use the console if required for troubleshooting etc.
>
>
> On 28 April 2016 at 03:27, tim <isfeldt gmail com> wrote:
> >      Hello, so from my understanding, Pfsense is bassed on freeBSD, and there
> > is a port of orca available for it.  I've downloaded the latest version,
> > pfSense-CE-2.3-RELEASE-i386.iso, and am in contact with there support to see
> > if I can install pfsense on this box if i choose and then install orca,
> > anyone had luck with this so far? Here is one response I received from them
> > about this issue.
> > Hi Tim,
> >
> > Just to point out, pfSense is actually based on FreeBSD, not Linux. I do see
> > there's a orca port for FreeBSD however I have not tried it. However, you
> > don't want to do anything via the console interface since it's without any
> > kind of GUI in KDE / gnome sense, instead it's managed remotely via web GUI.
> >
> > So assuming you have orca on your operating system or any kind of
> > accessibility ready, all you need to do is open pfSense management IP in
> > your local browser. Then all management is being done via Web GUI. Can orca
> > or any accessibility reader help there?
> >
> > The only issue I see here the installation process. However, if you lets say
> > purchase preinstalled appliance, you will have pfSense already preinstalled.
> > Other option is to download our preinstalled virtual machine for VMware if
> > you have Gold Subscription. Third option is perhaps to have a friend install
> > pfSense for you. I'm still trying to understand what exactly is causing the
> > main issue here, so let me know if I'm on the right track!
> >
> > Please feel free ask more questions.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Ivor
> > My main issue is, if I boot that iso from a cd/usb drive, I'm assuming I'd
> > have to attempt and somehow install orca then go from there?  Thanks all!
> >
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> > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
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