You have File Vault enabled. To log in this way, when VOICEOVER says Username, type that and press Enter. Then, Enter your password, and press Enter again. Now you should be logged in.
> On Apr 29, 2020, at 3:18 PM, 'Eleanor Roberts' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all > > Really really hoping someone can help with this. I have just had my Mac back > after having to send it away for repair as it decided to crash/stop working > completely. They appear to have done a clean install of Katalena. I have > spent this evening re-setting it up with a friend. However, we are really > struggling with VoiceOver. We went into system preferences and accessibility > and enabled VO. We then went into users and groups, log-in options and > accessibility options, and ticked the box that said about enabling VO from > the start. However, this does not appear to have worked. Every time I now > start my Mac VO literally says the word “username” and nothing more. It won’t > tell me where I’m navigating on the screen or anything like that. So I > literally can’t enter my password and log in myself. So was just wondering if > anyone else has had/is having this problem with Katalena? Could anyone please > send me a set of idiotproof instructions as to how I can set up VO properly > and fix this problem please??? Any help really would be much appreciated, as > what’s the point in having a Mac when VO won’t even speak to me to enable me > to log in!!! > > Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give. > > Eleanor > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/A617150D-7E79-4A60-85F8-8D40921950C3%40googlemail.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/B0FC8EDC-1933-4D07-9625-D57BCD9EDEE2%40me.com.
