When I ran the iso image after typing the s upon hearing the beep, dmesg indicated that speakup was being installed because it was one of the first modules pulled in. What I heard was the very first command to select language. It starts in English and the non GUI speakup key sequences such as numpad-Insert+F11 set and or change punctuation and numpad-insert+the keyboard keys for 3 and 4 change pitch so it is obviously speakup at work. I don't know if I said this in my long, long message but when Windows 10 was briefly on the system before I replaced it with debian, the on-board sound was exactly as it should be. I don't know if it was okay on hdmi, also, but I bet it was. I never tried it there because I honestly didn't think of it until later. Under Linux, the best way to describe the on-board sound system now is orphaned. It needs a driver and I bet it would then roar back to life. The fact that one must be root to read the settings is interesting especially since I put me in the audio group if the install didn't already. One way or the other, I'm in the audio group and still get the hallucinatory version of amixer rather than the real one. Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I need to try this, but think use of s for speakup on a debian install > boot along with priority=low should get an installer into the main > installer menu with speakup talking. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list