I've tried posting about this problem to the brltty list. I also tried subscribing to the ubuntu-accessibility list but haven't gotten back a confirmation email. so, while i know it's about brltty rather than speakup, I hope somebody can help me. I really would like to install debian as a second system on my apple mac mini. The reason ubuntu is also discussed here is that I tried using the ubuntu powerpc live cd to try to troubleshoot my problem with the debian netinst powerpc installer. My status with trying to get brltty to work with the debian etch netinst CD now turns out to be the same as that of trying to run brltty in ubuntu. With both the debian netinst and ubuntu in x86 versions, I have no problem with brltty. When using the corresponding cds for the powerpc architecture, brltty does start but then gives me nothing but question marks. with the ubuntu cd I simply booted and then went to a text console and typed brltty -b bl -d ttyUSB0 I could see brltty 3.7.2 but after that I got the rows of question marks. I could hear the display pins changing as I arrowed or typed but all remained question marks. With the debian etch netinst for powerpc, which is also using brltty 3.7.2, when I tried to get brltty on boot by typing install brltty=bl,ttyUSB0 I got nothing. so instead, just to see what would happen, I just hit enter at the boot prompt and then switched with alt-f2 and hit enter to be in a console. there I typed brltty -b bl -d ttyUSB0 and hit enter. Brltty 3.7.2 came up but just as on ubuntu in powerpc, I then got the rows of question marks. Then when I did alt-f1 to go back to the installer, I got screen not in text mode If I do the same thing on the x86 installer cd, switching back to the installer gives me perfectly readable braille. somebody has already suggested that I might need to add the text table designation, but this shouldn't be necessary (isn't necessary in the corresponding x86 cds) and doesn't help. does anybody know what is wrong here and is there anything I can do about it? Since the x86 versions of these CDs work and the ppc versions don't for me, I'm assuming it has something to do with running brltty on a CD with ppc architecture. If I can solve this, I can very probably accomplish my goal of having a dual boot mac mini with debian and macosx. TIA. -- Cheryl "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." -- Cheryl "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
