<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'> Hello,<br>I've been out of the loop for wa while. I finally managed to get my new linux working with reguards to the Windows that it came with.<BR>Now I'm trying to get ready for linux.<BR>I couldn't find my original talk-arch CD so I went to the "arch linux for the blind" page and followed the link and downloaded a new .iso copy. I got sighted <BR>assitence to help change the boot order so I could boot into the CD.<BR>When I tried to boot into the arch CD, I heard the initial beep that usually occurs with the talking-arch CD. I followed the instructions and pressed escape and typed <BR>"arch64". I could see that kernel messages started to flow down the screen. When I heard the CD finish spinning, speakup wasn't talking.<BR>I remember a previous talking-arch CD that loaded peakup, but it didn't read the intial start-up prompt, but as soon as I start typing commands it started reading any <BR>new information printed to the screen. I pressed enter, but speakup didn't read the new prompt. I typed "ls /dev" and saw the columns of stuff appear, but speakup <BR>still didn't read anything. "clear" worked to erase the screen, and "poweroff" shutdown the machine.<BR>I attempted to get someone to check the final set of kernel messages the next time I tried to boot into the CD. THey had too much trouble understanding the messages <BR>and had trouble reading them to me. I did gather that there were some errors about the sound-card.<BR>Is there a way to test sound-output when the CD finishes loading? asound-play or something to just run a sound-file through the headphones? Also, how do I query or <BR>change sound-card information/settings?<BR>Thank you:-)<BR> </div></body> </html>