hello there, I have already downloaded the iso file. I might burn it to a DVD here and try it out on this old macbook. However, I do not know if it will support reading/writing on a journaled mac filesystem. guess I will find out. -eric On May 14, 2017, at 4:05 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hi there, Mark Peveto here. > I'm interested in helping you test, but who exactly am I working with? I didn't see a name attached to the message. > Thanks. > > > Mark Peveto > Registered Linux user number 600552 > Everything happens after coffee! > > On Sun, 14 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> As some of you might remember, I posted test talking live CD images last year. >> I got very little feedback, most of which was understandably negative. Those >> old CD images are still available, but I'm happy to announce the third major >> rebuild. Everything has been redone from scratch. At least in KVM, it boots >> much faster and seems more responsive. It no longer uses systemd and doesn't >> include Network Manager. I really, desperately need testers. I can't test >> wireless or Braille here. I have limited hardware. What would be helpful is >> for people to test on as many different hardware and sound setups as possible. >> Let me know what doesn't work. Here is what you need to know: >> >> 1. It's a 64-bit image only. I will produce a 32-bit image if there is enough >> demand. It runs on x86_64 hardware. I tested it with 1 GB of memory, but it >> should require less. The concept, idea and package lists were borrowed from >> the Devuan minimal live CD. This image adds many more packages and is based on >> plain vanilla Debian testing. It uses standard sysvinit. I have no plans to >> switch to systemd. I tried systemd on the other images and ran into lots of >> problems, including being much less responsive and not letting people login on >> some hardware. >> >> 2. It includes brltty but it might not start automatically. If Braille doesn't >> work, try starting it manually. The version is from Debian stable to avoid the >> systemd dependency. >> >> 3. It has a lot of non-free firmware and wireless tools, so hopefully your >> wifi should be detected. It automatically tries DHCP. It includes the standard >> openssh server which generates new host keys at every boot for better >> security. I haven't tested ssh login yet. >> >> 4. The boot menus still need a lot of work. It does boot, but there is no >> audible feedback. Just press Enter to start the boot process. This will be >> fixed soon. >> >> 5. It uses my 4.10.7 Speakup kernel, so hardware speech should work without >> issues. You probably have to rmmod speakup_soft and modprobe your synth module >> by hand. It uses standard syslinux, so there might be a way to do this at the >> boot prompt. I'm not sure. Here are sample commands, as root: >> >> rmmod speakup_soft ; modprobe speakup_ltlk >> >> The login user is "bats" with no password. You can't currently login as root, >> but sudo works as expected. If you don't have networking, try running setnet >> or setnet.sh and follow the prompts. It can be installed to a hard drive, but >> I highly recommend against it and I will offer no support for hard drive >> installations. Almost all packages are from Debian testing. You should be able >> to add and remove packages as normal. There is no security support. There are >> almost certainly security issues. It should run from USB, virtual machines >> like KVM and burning the .iso to a standard CD. You may run >> "refractainstaller" if you want to try installing, but again, this is highly >> discouraged. It's meant as a live and rescue CD, not an installable distro. It >> includes several games and utilities, but if you know of more which should be >> included, please shout. >> >> Other than hardware, wireless and Braille testing, the biggest thing I need >> now is a list of missing packages. I tried to include everything obvious, but >> I'm sure your favorite tool isn't there. I have about 200 MB left to work >> with, so please send suggestions. You can email me privately or post here. I'm >> working on a mailing list for discussion. The list just needs to be >> configured. Also, I'm looking for at least one co-maintainer to release >> updates periodically with the latest packages. Please let me know if you're >> interested. >> >> Here is the download link for the .iso and SHA256 checksum: >> >> http://iavit.org/~bats/ >> >> Thanks to iavit.org for hosting. It's called bats64 with the snapshot date. >> Again, let me know if it doesn't work for you or if you run into problems. >> Thanks for your feedback! >> >> To email me privately about this CD image or for support options, please write >> to bats at batsupport dot com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list