debian-firmware disks

[Jude DaShiell]

The image is firmware-testing-amd64-netinst.iso
On Sun, 27 Sep 2015, Jude 
DaShiell wrote:

> Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2015 10:21:22
> From: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
> Reply-To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Subject: Re: debian-firmware disks
> 
> This is a cd image not a dvd image.  I'll send the image name in next 
> message.On Sun, 27 Sep 2015, Tony Baechler wrote:
>
>> Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2015 07:36:33
>> From: Tony Baechler <tony at baechler.net>
>> Reply-To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>> Subject: Re: debian-firmware disks
>> 
>> If I understand correctly, you're saying that the regular DVD does beep, 
>> but the DVD with non-free firmware doesn't.  Exactly which DVD image did 
>> you download?
>> 
>> I'm asking because if one image is beeping and the other isn't, you've 
>> found a bug and it should be reported.  My understanding is that all CD and 
>> DVD images from stable should beep, regardless of whether they include 
>> non-free firmware.  If you downloaded from testing, there is no beep and 
>> that is expected.  DDs who do multiple installs with testing didn't want to 
>> be bothered by hearing a beep potentially dozens of times, so it is 
>> disabled for testing and unstable.
>> 
>> On 9/27/2015 4:05 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
>>> It's possible to use these for accessible installs however the boot
>>> procedure is a little different.  The firmware disks do not beep at the 
>>> grub
>>> prompt.  However if you hit s just as you hear the dvd start spinning up 
>>> and
>>> then hit enter, you will have speech over the sound card shortly. The 
>>> first
>>> time the disk just spun up so I powered down and decided to try what I 
>>> just
>>> wrote and it does work.  I was able to configure the wifi network with the
>>> disk I downloaded so will be doing a reinstall of the laptop later today.
>> 
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