Re: [orca-list] Terminal and Braille

[Øyvind Lode <oyvind lode gmail com>]

Hello:

No, brltty still doesn't work.

brltty is already configured to start at boot but stops of some reason.

I found an article on the debian accessibility wiki where this problem
is described.
There is a package named 'modemmanager' that scans the serial and usb
ports for modems and this generates problems for Braille displays.
I purged the package as instructed on the wiki.

Brltty now displays Braille on the logon screen but stops as soon as I log in.
One down but not there yet.

I won't bother troubleshooting this further.
I will simply try a different distro (currently Ubuntu Unity 15.10)
and/or another machine.

I need the laptop for work assignments so I'm back on Windows 10 on
the laptop for now.

I have a workstation that I can use for testing.
I would like to check out latest Fedora and also Ubuntu GNOME.

Thanks for all your help!

-Øyvind


On 29 January 2016 at 18:44, chrys87 <chrys87 web de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> ok.
>
> you can check the status of the daemon with
> sudo systemctl status brltty
> start it with
> sudo systemctl start brltty
> and put it into autostart with
> sudo systemctl enable brltty
>
> let me know if that helps
>
> cheers
>
>
> Am 28.01.2016 um 23:49 schrieb Øyvind Lode:
> > /etc/brlapi.key did exist.
> >
> > However owner and group were root.
> >
> > I created the brlapi group and added my own user account to the group.
> >
> > root is still owner with read and write permissions.
> >
> > brlapi is groupowner with read permission.
> >
> > I rebooted but still no go.
> >
> > I now see that brltty daemon is not running.
> > I run 'ps -ef | grep brltty'
> > No brltty process there.
> >
> > I'll have to troubleshoot further tomorrow because it's time to get some
> > sleep.
> >
> > On 28 January 2016 at 21:39, chrys87 <chrys87 web de> wrote:
> > > Howdy and congratulation to killing windows ;),
> > >
> > > Brltty starts but I only see the text 'brltty 5.2' on the display.
> > >
> > > as far as i know there is some steps to do for using brlapi (the
> > > interface
> > > that orca uses to communicate with brltty(
> > > please check the following:
> > > does the file
> > >
> > > /etc/brlapi.key
> > > exist? this is needed, but sometimes not created by default.
> > > if it doesnt -> create it with an random content by typint this:
> > > sudo mcookie > /etc/brlapi.key
> > > sudo addgroup brlapi
> > > sudo chgrp brlapi /etc/brlapi.key
> > > sudo chmod g+r /etc/brlapi.key
> > > sudo addgroup user1 brlapi #replace user1 with your user
> > > sudo reboot
> > >
> > > if it does exist let us know and we will see :)
> > >
> > > Am 28.01.2016 um 19:58 schrieb Øyvind Lode:
> > >
> > > Hi all:
> > >
> > > I've just installed Ubuntu on my laptop.
> > > I killed off Windows and Ubuntu is now the only OS on my laptop.
> > >
> > > I'm happy to report that Gmail web interface seems to work.
> > > In fact I'm composing this message on Ubuntu using Orca and Firefox.
> > >
> > > However, to the point hehe.
> > >
> > > * How do I read output in the terminal?
> > > Orca reads output of commands but how to review the contents of the
> > > terminal?
> > >
> > > * I cannot get my HumanWare Brailliant BI 40 to output Braille.
> > >
> > > Brltty starts but I only see the text 'brltty 5.2' on the display.
> > >
> > > Braille output is enabled in Orca.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > -Øyvind
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