ctrl-alt-f1 worked, but Orca still says it cannot contact the desktop. It would be best if someone who is familiar with Ubuntu would work with me privately. I chose Ubuntu because it was recommended for switching from Windows to Linux for business aplications.
John On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 06:31:03PM +1100, Jason White wrote: > John J. Boyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > The desktop is started when Ubuntu boots up. I have no access to it > > without a screenreader. The solution appears to be to set up Orca to > > start at boot-up. > > Try Alt-Ctrl-F1, which should take you to an ordinary Linux virtual console > and present a login prompt. If BRLTTY is loaded, everything should be in > braille from then on. > > If BRLTTY isn't loaded, you have work to do. I don't know Ubuntu, so I can't > offer detailed help. > > Ubuntu is diverging more and more from the rest of the Linux community, e.g., > Upstart instead of Systemd or System V Init, the Unity desktop instead of > Gnome/KDE/XFCE, their own display server under development instead of adopting > Wayland, etc. > > As a result, it's going to become harder for those of us who don't run Ubuntu > to help Ubuntu users on mailing lists. > > _______________________________________________ > This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. > To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] > For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty -- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
