hmmm. interesting, I didn't know that. still, in order for me to interact inside of the UEFI, I would need the ability to "see" the output, hence the need for additional support (like BrlTTY).
-eric from the central office of the Technomage Guild, access technology dept. On Mar 11, 2017, at 9:44 PM, Todd Millecam wrote: > coreboot, last I heard. Also, the kernel itself compiles as a UEFI compliant > stub, so you can boot the kernel binary directly from an EFI shell > > > On Sat, Mar 11, 2017 at 3:30 PM, Eric Oyen <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, the wiki article does explain a lot, but there is no real support for > blind IT personnel in it, let alone any support for those of us who are just > plain computer users with some advanced skills. > > It's a nice command line interface that has a lot of the usual basic > linux/unix utilities and programs, but no speech or braille support. > > Right now, I am composing a letter to the UEFI forum members in hopes that > someone over there might listen and do some research. I am even offering some > suggestions on how this can be done (given my experience with Ubuntu and > Vinux respectively, it can be done). My only difficulty is that I am not a > coder > > Now, the wiki doesn't specifically stipulate what OS the UEFI is based on > (and yes, its a bit more than a bios and less than a real full blown OS). > what I do know is that it has a kernel, some basic utilities and a user > interface. As far as I am concerned, thats a basic OS if there ever was one. > > so, this is what I want to do and it's the reason behind my original > question. Making the UEFI accessible to those of us who are blind and working > in the tech sector would certainly improve our capabilities as employees. It > would be built-in accommodation without adding a lot of expense to the > hardware. > > So, with that being said, would it be possible? Given all the technology > available, I say yes. So, what about the rest of you? > > -eric > from the central office of the Technomage Guild, access technology dept. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > Todd Millecam > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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