Hello, I'm forwarding the following to the brltty mailing list, where actual developers of BRLTTY will be able to read it and anwer.
Samuel Vincenzo Rubano, le Thu 20 Nov 2014 10:49:14 +0000, a écrit : > Hi all, > > even after upgrading to Debian Jessie, I am not able to use my Braille > display with BRLTTY. So I started investigating further about the problem… > > My Braille display is the MDV Lilli; on the manufacturer website, it is > written that to make this display work with BRLTTY you need to connect it > using a serial-to-USB cable; however, I don’t have any serial port in my > laptop, so this is not a solution for me. > > From what I know, the MDV Lilli is the USB version of another Braille display > called MB408 that works with BRLTTY and can be connected only with a serial > port. So, I was wondering if: > 1. The fact that this USB Braille display doesn’t wok with BRLTTY is caused > by a technical limitation of BRLTTY or by the absence of an appropriate > driver; > 2. Eventually, if the MB408 driver can be adapted “easily” to work for the > Lilli Braille display, since the two devices share the same working protocol > (that I could eventually get from the manufacturer). > 3. If there is any documentation on how to adapt this driver: i.e. BRLTTY API > Reference, coding standards documentation, code examples, etc… > 4. When I eventually write this driver, it can be submitted for inclusion in > BRLTTY. > > Thank you in advance for your help. > > Cheers, > > Vincenzo. _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: BRLTTY@mielke.cc For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
