Re: accessible bios setup:thoughts?

  • From: Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:05:56 -0700

I use an optacon routinely for bioses.

On 4/18/11, Jacob Kruger <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've still wanted to try something that was called something like an opticon
> braille renderer on a bios screen since I know someone who reckoned they
> could read general stuff off the screen using it by running it over the
> screen surface, and have the braille rendition felt on their other palm or
> something, but as far as I know they've been discontinued for quite a while.
>
> Stay well
>
> Jacob Kruger
> Blind Biker
> Skype: BlindZA
> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 6:35 PM
> Subject: Re: accessible bios setup:thoughts?
>
>
>> Actually, though I cannot remember where I read it, my understanding
>> is that they're beginning to manufacture desktops w/o bioses now. The
>> bios code had a far longer life than what was ever expected, & my
>> understanding is that they're working to phase it out.
>>
>> On 4/18/11, Sina Bahram <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Not exactly power saving, but rather power management. It's called Intel
>>> AMT. research the opcodes and software on the client-side
>>> behind AMT and Intel VPro technology.
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>>
>>> Take care,
>>> Sina
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Perry
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 10:24 PM
>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: RE: accessible bios setup:thoughts?
>>>
>>> Back in 1992 I had an Acer desktop that when you held the right keys in
>>> it
>>> sent the video to a lite talk speech box.  It was crappy it couldn't
>>> review
>>> but I could do everything in bios.  Since then there was the Azus talking
>>> mother board that flopped because we shot ourselves in the foot.  Rather
>>> than being happy with crappyy access we jumped them and told them
>>> everything
>>> they were doing wrong.  Rather than fix it they dumped the board
>>>
>>> Now If you're looking for a possibility which is why you wrote I *GRIN*
>>> There is one thing that might be able to do the trick.  Intel has a power
>>> saving board that the bios is supposed to be controllable from the
>>> network.
>>> In fact my brother controls almost 2000 computers this way.  You are
>>> supposed to be able to put them into power saving mode remotely and
>>> change
>>> all bios settings remotely.  The problem I see is I am not sure the
>>> remote
>>> software is accessible and have no way of finding out.  I will give it a
>>> shot finding which mother boards has this technology but I figure you
>>> have
>>> more time to hunt them down than me so I am giving you what little I know
>>> off the top of my head.  The little is just that it's an Intel network
>>> management power saving feature.  Good luck.
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Littlefield,
>>> Tyler
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 3:55 PM
>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: accessible bios setup:thoughts?
>>>
>>> Hello all:
>>> I will be getting a desktop in the near future and I want to be able to
>>> work my way through the bios and configure everything like I want (raid,
>>> etc).
>>> Have any of you found a way that can be used for someone across the net
>>> to work with you? I have a friend who said he would help, and I could
>>> point the webcam at the screen, but that's really hard if not impossible
>>> to read from the glow of the screen. Are there other solutions?
>>> I have a male - male VGA port setup. Could I possibly somehow set it up
>>> to stream the video from the computer to something that I could transmit
>>> across the net? this sounds like a cool little project, I'm just not
>>> sure where to begin. I'd think Linux would be a lot easier to write this
>>> for.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ty
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>> Blame the computer--why not? It can't defend itself & occasionally
>> might even be the culprit
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