Hi Donna, Which OS version are you using on the MBP?
I use it on my MBA mid 2013. I have to start VO up at log in as it doesn't speak by default any more, It talks at this point in a very basic vo voice.. I get the username field and enter my username and hit enter this gives me the password prompt which I put in and then hit enter, And things log in, And after a couple of seconds I et the full desktop and the full VO system working and talking as required. As for brightness, I'm not sure but I can't change the volume on the log in screen I believe due to things not having loaded at that point. The reason I ask which OS version is because you have to enable or request file volt to be setup on your harddrive It's not something that normally starts it's installation by itself Hope this helps. Simon F -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Thursday, 28 September 2017 2:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: File Vault Nightmare Hi, all, So, unbeknownst to me, it seems that FileVault is activated by default on the new MBPs. This morning I shut my computer off by force quit, because I couldn't get it to shut down normally. When I got home from work, I tried to restart it. Apparently FileVault was activated. I always keep the screen dimmed to save battery power. So, I entered my username, and got absolutely no feedback as to whether it had been entered, much less whether it was entered correctly. Then I entered my password. I got the error that my login was incorrect. I know my password, I was able to successfully enter it on my old MBA. But repeated tries yielded the same error. After a few tries, I lost VO altogether. Unfortunately, I keep the screen dimmed, to save battery power. So at one point in this saga, I found myself without VO, and without the ability to brighten the screen, so I could get sighted assistance. Eventually, my husband put on two pairs of reading glasses, so he could read what was on the screen. The only way out of my problem seemed to be to deactivate FileVault. What was especially frustrating was the lack of VO support, and the lack of ability to navigate the screen. For example, I had no way to determine that my username had been entered correctly. my husband eventually saw that there were options like "Forgot Password" "keyboard not working" and so on, I never saw any of that. Also, I was completely unable to adjust output. I could not brighten the screen, so my husband could see it. I could not turn VO on or off. I was really wondering at one point whether I was locked out of my MBP permanently. I don't ever want to go through this again! So I know that some of you actually like FileVault. How the **** do you log in? TIA, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
