It's possible to use debian-testing nonfree firmware edition to install
debian. Unfortunately that worked on my amd system and failed on my
acer system on acer the firmware wouldn't install even though the
firmware was already on the media in that instance the media acted like
the official debian media. On the amd machine though once the
installation was done it was impossible to configure the rt2870 wifi
adapter and connect to the internet. The installation does not run
wpa_passphrase and update /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf the way debian has it
set up. When I booted the system after installation I got a message in
dmesg that the wlx link was not ready. I could repeat installation and
execute a shell and run wpa_passphrase but wonder if that would even
help. For the record, I'm running wifi on Talkingarch since Talkingarch
was able to configure the wifi adapter and get out to the internet after
installation. The netctl script is archlinux specific and was very
helpful once I figured out how to use it. I lost access to ethernet and
will be without it until at least December of this year since equipment
had to be moved so another person could live in that space.
On Sat, 3 Oct 2015, Tony Baechler wrote:
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 04:57:13
From: Tony Baechler <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
<speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. <speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: GRML and Speakup
On 10/2/2015 10:46 AM, Techswing33 wrote:
I second this. I've tried to do this in the past, but all the isos
I've made then tried to boot have been nnonbootable.
I am working on a rescue CD based on Debian. That is to say it is 99%
Debian packages with very minor adjustments for accessibility. It now even
includes the Debian Installer, so you can install an official Debian system
on your machine. It comes up talking on two real machines and in a VM, but
it needs wider testing. I do have brltty enabled, but I don't have a
Braille display. It has most standard tools you would expect, plus you can
install others if you want. If you want a talking system out of the box,
you can install the live system to your hard drive, but I don't recommend
this. Unlike other CDs, it should come up talking automatically and
includes non-free firmware, so your wireless network should be detected.
There is just one small problem. That is the bandwidth. I hesitate to give
out a download location here because I don't want my server to get flooded
with hits. Therefore, if you want it, please write off list. I will
eventually find a better hosting solution, but mirrors are welcome. It's
currently 64-bit only, but once it's stable, I plan to produce a 32-bit
version and DVDs with a GUI. I am guessing I'll need about 12.5 GB total,
but not for now.
If this interests you, please test. It needs testing on as much hardware as
possible. I think I included most important packages, but if you think
something is missing, please let me know. I plan to eventually set up a
mailing list, but not until it gets more testing.
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