[nfbcs] Grub Question:

[Jim Barbour]

I agree, speakup is a good option too for accessing booted linux.  It won't help with accessing Grub though.

By the way, I realized I wasn't very clear about accessing grub. You'll need to configure grub so it will send all it's output via a USB port, and then you'll need to connect another computer, which is running a screen reader and a terminal program, to the linux USB port.

I also forgot to mention what I think is the easiest option.  Hire a reader to be your interface to your linux machine.

Take Care,

Jim

On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 04:21:38PM -0700, Brian Buhrow wrote:
> 	Hello.   Option  5 is to install Linux with Speakup and use that from
> the Linux console.
> 
> -thanks
> -Brian
> 
> On Aug 17,  4:07pm, Jim Barbour via nfbcs wrote:
> } Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Grub Question:
> } If you need to interact with grub while your machine is booting, which
> } is likely if you're hacking it, then you're only option is to
> } configure grub so it will display it's output to a USB port, rather
> } than a graphics display.
> } 
> } I'm afraid I don't have the exact instructions for doing this, just a strong belief that it can be done.  
> } 
> } As for Linux screen reader access, you have three choices.  They are
> } ranked according to my preference.  I'm hoping others will chime in
> } with theirs..
> } 
> } 1. Configure LInux so you can use ssh to connect to it via the networking from a mac or windows machine running a screen reader.
> } 
> } 2. Install yasr, which is a screen reader which only works inside a linux terminal.
> } 
> } 3. Install emacspeak, which is a text based, talking environment for interacting with LInux.  It's a nice environment, but might be a lot for you to learn.
> } 
> } 4. install orca, which is a full GUI screen reader.  Others on this list like it more than I do.
> } 
> } Hope this gets you started googling <grin>
> } 
> } Jim
> } 
> } On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 05:24:05PM -0400, Charles E. Black via nfbcs wrote:
> } > Greetings:
> } > 
> } >  
> } > 
> } > I am attending a Master's class on Ethical Hacking. They gave me a Linux
> } > disk with the Grub distro. This disk contains different hacking tools I will
> } > be using throughout the class. Is there a way to make the Grub distro use
> } > speech? Beyond, once I determine what tools there are, is there a way to
> } > attack the linux problem? I know what linux is and I have looked at Ubuntu,
> } > a little. Now, I need to be more than a little familiar with linux.
> } > Education will happen quickly. But, it will never happen if I don't have a
> } > functional verssion of linux. Can some make any suggestions?
> } > 
> } >  
> } > 
> } > Charles Black
> } > 
> } > charleseblack at att.net
> } > 
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