super-t may get you a terminal which gives you a command line. You'll know if a $ comes up as a prompt or a # comes up. Failing that alt-+f2 then type mate-terminal or gnome-terminal and hit enter. On Fri, 29 Oct 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Thanks a million for your help. I tried your suggestions to no avail. However, something strange happened, when I connected my braille display it connected to accessible coconut right away. I was able to browse the menus and connect to the internet. During my browsing the speech came on. > I have two questions, how can I get a command line prompt? My second question is, what is the command to turn off the computer? Alt f4 did not take me there. > Cheers, > Ibrahim > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 29, 2021, at 1:56 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Press alt plus F1. > > Do you hear speech? > > If not, press escape. > > Press alt plus F2 > > Type > > orca > > Press enter. > > This should fix it. > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Oct 29, 2021, at 1:25 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> Is there a step by step tutorial on how to start? > >> I downloaded the accessible coconut iso and put it on a bootable usb drive. I was able to boot the machine from the usb, but there was no speech to guide me. I was able to confirm that I indeed booted from usb with accessible coconut by using my iPhone camera. I have no idea how to get the speech going. So please if you have a tutorial, send it my way. > >> Ibrahim > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>>> On Oct 29, 2021, at 10:29 AM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hello, > >>> When using the live CD, The screenreader started at boot. > >>> But a after I installed it, I get no screenreader at startup. > >>> All settings as far as I know are correct. > >>> The only way to get speech is to go to the run window with > >>> Alt+F2 > >>> Then type > >>> orca > >>> And press enter. > >>> I reinstalled linux and got the same result. > >>> As I was doing the install, I checked the box to get updates during the install. Could this be the cause of my trouble? > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Rob > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Blinux-list mailing list > >>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Blinux-list mailing list > >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list