On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 01:49:24PM +1000, Daniel Dalton wrote: > > I'm a blind debian user and therefore use a braille display. > So I need to connect it somehow. > The display is a piece of hardware that is usually connect with a serial > cable, but since my new box only has a usb available, no serial I must > use usb to serial. > So does anyone know of the following: > > - a supported usb to serial cable for linux that works with the kernel? > (If so could you please provide a model number or brand?) Or even better > if you know where I can get one of these from? > Perhaps you could show me an add on ebay? > (I had a look, but don't really understand the info and I am having > trouble using my computer obviously.) > - If the kernel supports it will a software daemon (brltty) support it? > > Thanks for any help, > BTW, sorry if there are basic mistakes in this writing, I only have a > basic or reasonably good tts package here and no braille... > > Cheers, > > -- Daniel Dalton > > http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/ > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
See if this is helpful. http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdevcat.php?id=12 -Kev -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal |mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/| | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keyserver: subkeys.pgp.net | my NPO: cfsg.org | |join the new debian-community.org to help Debian! | |_______ Unless I ask to be CCd, assume I am subscribed _______| -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
