I would suggest getting the Ubuntu How to audio tutorial from Blind Cool Tech: http://www.blindcooltech.com/ It's really good and gives you step by step info on how to proceed. > Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:54:21 -0600 > From: Martin McCormick <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > ReplyTo: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Ubuntu installation. > > "Anders Holmberg" writes: > > Is it screenreader support directly in the ubuntu installation when > you > load > > it from the dvd? > > I have version 8.04 here on a dvd which i am thinking of installing. > It should talk after activating the screen reader. I > haven't had much time to try it out yet, but I did get the Live CD and > boot it on a laptop. I waited until the disk slowed down and tried Enter > then down arrow then F5 then 3. The system > loaded stuff of the CD for about 7 minutes during which time > there was a tiny couple of drum beats and then a musical chord > containing more purcussion sounds and then, so far, dead > silence. > > That tells me the sound interface works but I must have > not hit the magic combination to get speech going. > > The image I used for the live cd is the current live ISO image from the > ubuntu site. > > Martin > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list