Hi Darren,
When you boot from the CD, just listen for the disk spinning down, that
will
be you at the boot menu. Do F 5 then 3, this will activate Orca.
If Orca doesn't load, once your on the desktop, Press ALT + F2 to bring up
the run box, type orca and press enter.
I have only run Ubuntu direct from the CD so far, and I had access to the
internet etc with no problems. I plan to install it on a machine tonight.
HTH
--
Andrew
Secrets That We Keep Audio Book by David Caldwell:-
http://www.secretsthatwekeep.com/mainindex.php?code=006
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
Darren Brewer
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 12:04 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ubuntu linux.
Hi Andrew
A while back I downloaded Ubuntu and burned the ISO file to a CD, but
never
got around to trying it.
I have heard that there is accessible software built into Linux but don't
know how to invoke it once Ubuntu has booted up.
Could you give a quick summary of what to do once you've booted up from
the
CD in order to get magnification and speech working.
What I would ultimately like to do is have a dual or maybe even a tri-boot
system with XP, Vista and Linux. Probably a bit ambitious, but will be
interesting to try.
Thanks in advance
Darren.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Ireland" <a.emaillists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 1:08 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Ubuntu linux.
Hi All,
If anyone is interested in trying Linux, Ubuntu may be worth looking at.
It
has built in screen reader and magnification.
The really interesting thing is, it can be run directly from the CD. It
is
just a case of booting from the CD, and it will not affect your windows
installation.
The URL is: http://www.ubuntu.com/
About Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a community developed, linux-based operating system that is
perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the
applications
you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet
software,
instant messaging and much more.
All the best
--
Andrew
Secrets That We Keep Audio Book by David Caldwell:-
http://www.secretsthatwekeep.com/mainindex.php?code=006
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