On Wednesday 30 December 2015 16:06:54 Steve Matzura wrote: > That's quite all right, it's not something that's really important > unless the non-full installs don't include screenreader support > durinig the actual install, which they probably don't. You don't even > have to ask your friend. If you happen to have a copy of the distro > handy, boot it, and tell me if there's an option to start the > installation with a screenreader, which is documented in the full > install as the "S" option on the install menu.
I have already asked him. Here is my question and his reply: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Can the Debian net-install be done with sound? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yes. After the beep I think it's control+S and return. Sometimes it speaks very quietly but it does speak. Quite slowly. I can write more if you need it. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Let me know if you would like more! Lisi > > On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 15:49:35 +0000, you wrote: > >On Wednesday 30 December 2015 15:39:37 Steve Matzura wrote: > >> Step 14 is "Install additional software." If the net install works > >> with speech, then I can do it. Without speech output from the built-in > >> screenreader, it's of no use to me without sighted assistance, which I > >> do not have. > > > >Sorry. I hadn't taken in that you couldn't see. I have a blind friend > > who installs Debian periodically. I'll ask him exactly how he does it. > > > >Lisi > > > >> On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 04:28:52 +1300, you wrote: > >> >On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 10:22:30AM -0500, Steve Matzura wrote: > >> >> So since my installation is virgin and is failing at Step 14, should > >> >> I just start again and see if I get any further this time, or is > >> >> there anything I should choose or specify differently when trying > >> >> again? > >> > > >> >I don't know what step 14 is, but you could just use the netinst CD and > >> >install from the net.
