Linux on windows Hello friends, I am putting few words on the topic "linux on windows" as I received from several blind people from USA and/or other countrys From: Jeremy here are a few things that may make it a bit easier. Remember that these have to be done from the vmware window for them to work. To get into fullscreen mode of the virtual machine to where you can control it, press control+alt+enter. To get out, press control+alt as was said before. To start the vm, or, turn it on, press control+b. To turn it back off, use control+e. To send ctrl+alt+delete to the virtual machine, do not use the normal ctrl+alt+delete, use ctrl+alt+insert. Hope this helps.
had another question about using vmware server and jaws. I have used it all ready, and, even got my ubuntu speaking, but, was wondering if it is possible to somehow configure the bios that comes up on vmware before the os boots? I don't have enough sight to do it so is there some config file that one can edit to do this? It was said that you could do everything a sighted person could do, so, figured I would ask. As far as how I used the vmware program itself, it just took lots of routing jaws to pc and it was not that bad. Any help would be great. Reply from Marlon Brandão: Well I said that one could do everything a sighted person can in vmware server in the vmware server operation. The virtual machine operation is different because, if you install a os that don't have any screen reader for example, you can't do everything a sighted person can in this virtual machine. Just like a physical machine you can not run its bios setup without sighted help, but this has nothing to do with the vmware server operation. btw: what would you like to change in a vm bios setup? You can do pretty much in the vm settings dialog, as for example adding / removing virtual hard disks, changing the amount of ram the machine needs, adding / removing virtual devices ... I didnt find where vmware stores the virtual machine's bios setup informations. But look for a file called your machine name .vmx. hth Marlon From: Jeremy Well, yes, I did also find out how to do most of it, but, the parts, like, where to decide wich of the disks boot first in order as is done in the real bios, I can't think of a way to get to. Unless the order of them as you see it when you are in the vmware window reflects how the bios will run? If so, I wonder if there is some sort of button to move them about in the list? One more thing: No, it just means that jaws will not work while you are in the virtual machine. After you press ctrl+alt to get back out of it, jaws works just fine. >From Sunfire: Then how do you guys use it without jaws? Reply from Kevin Jones: you could use speakup or just setup an ssh server on the virtual machine and login with jaws that's what I'd do. ReplyFrom Brent Harding: I'm surprised JFW actually quits speaking the key echo. I'm sure some clients don't silence Jaws, but VMWare player seems to. I installed 7.04 using configs from easyvmx.com or something like that. I just had to edit a little to point away from the iso when the install completed. Doing it this way is probably trickier than just getting VMWare server. Reply from Marlon Brandão:: if you're controlling the virtual machine you can not control at the same time your host machine. So jaws won't work while you're controlling the vm ... as soon as you press ctrl + alt jaws will start talking again. >From Sunfire: At the end it says Jaws will stop talking... does that mean you cant use JAWS with it? Another aspect Reply from Marlon Brandão:: Yeaah. I have spent a good time researching virtualisation so I can speak safely that vmware server is accessible with jaws. It requires some tweaking at first but you can do everything a sighted one can. I even wrote a pretty detailed guide about how to startup a ubuntu distro through a iso and run orca for a trial in a virtual machine. If you're interested or need help with issues related to vmware feel free to write me asking. Marlon. >From Octavian Rasnita: > Is Vmware accessible for Jaws? from Marlon: > > Come on guys just use vmware server which is well known and work > > nicely, boot ubuntu from an iso, see if you like it and then use 3 gb > > to install the first packages in the virtual hd. >From Sunfire: Hi ,actually on my hd it required 33GB to install. Me (Jitendra) wrote: Hello sun! I haven't yet installed, I just have posted to the list as I found it was new, and I want you all to try, It requires 4 GB of free Disk space, but; du to some heavy downloads, I don't have so much, and unable to install, If you run successfully, please let us know. Love from India Skype: Jeet.delhi Bie ---------- Please write to Marlon Brandão [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need any asysstence Sorry for that long mail, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Find out how you can get spam free email. http://www.bluebottle.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
