From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon Sep 3 21:32:28 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [206.29.169.15]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1445A37B403 for ; Mon, 3 Sep 2001 21:32:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from tedm.placo.com (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [206.29.168.154]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id f844Sl703559; Mon, 3 Sep 2001 21:28:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Lal Manavado" , Subject: RE: Use of Braille display with freebsd. Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 21:28:47 -0700 Message-ID: <004601c134fa$16d1c880$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0047_01C134BF.6A72F080" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 In-Reply-To: <001701c134fc$dcbd9720$707a4382@tocom> Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01C134BF.6A72F080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If the Braille display can take a RS232 serial input then you can configure FreeBSD to use one of the PC serial ports as it's console. Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Lal Manavado Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 9:49 PM To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Use of Braille display with freebsd. Hallo there! Does anyone know someone using a Braille display on a freebsd nbox? Or is there anyone who knows how to get such a display to work with freebsd? I know there are a couple of drivers which does the job for Linux. However, I have not heard of any blind bsd-user. I've checked quite a few faq's, and rtfm'd the manual without success. I am a fairly competent user of Unix, but then I used it at the university, using a Linux machine to telnet into a rhost. So, I've no sys-admin experience. I would greatly appreciate help from someone out there. Thanks very much. Lal. ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01C134BF.6A72F080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

If the=20 Braille display can take a RS232 serial input then you can configure = FreeBSD to=20 use one

of the PC serial ports as it's = console.

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Author=20 of:           &nbs= p;            = ;  =20 The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide
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-----Original Message-----
From:=20 owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG=20 [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Lal=20 Manavado
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 9:49 = PM
To:=20 freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Use of Braille = display with=20 freebsd.

Hallo there!
Does anyone know = someone using=20 a Braille display on a freebsd nbox? Or is there anyone who knows = how to get=20 such a display to work with freebsd?
I know there are a couple of = drivers=20 which does the job for Linux. However, I have not heard of any blind = bsd-user.
I've checked quite a few faq's, and rtfm'd the manual = without=20 success.
I am a fairly competent user of Unix, but then I = used it=20 at the university, using a Linux machine to telnet into a rhost. So, = I've no=20 sys-admin experience.
I would greatly appreciate help from = someone out=20 there.
Thanks very much.
Lal.

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