debian-firmware disks

[Mike and Jenna]

Where did you download it from?

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From: blinux-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:blinux-list-bounces at redhat.com]
On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 10:32 AM
To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
Subject: Re: debian-firmware disks

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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