I reformatted my earlier announcement as a wiki page. A wiki is easier to edit as things change. http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Archlinux_for_the_blind The ISO has one glaring defect. The script that starts sound only unmutes two of the sound card's controls: Master and PCM. This won't work for all cards, even though those two controls are sufficient for all of the cards that I've ever owned. E.G., Chuck Hallenbeck had to unmute the "Front" control in order to hear audio. My solution was obviously wrong and simple-minded, so I'm back to the drawing board. If anyone has advice on how to write a universal script for initializing sound, I'd be eternally grateful! -- Chris