On 14/02/2016 16:45, Jason White wrote: > Didier Spaier <did...@slint.fr> wrote: >> At the moment in an installed Slint, at startup the script rc.S starts >> brltty running "/etc/rc.d/rc.brltty start" if the script is executable. >> >> This not actually necessary in case of an USB connection as udev takes >> care of starting a daemon a soon as a device is plugged in. >> >> But is it still necessary if the display is connected through a serial >> line or bluetooth? I assume that the answer is yes reading the manual >> but would like a confirmation. > > > The answer is indeed yes. In the case of a serial port, BRLTTY needs to access > the port in order to detect an attached braille display. Bluetooth requires > detection of a paired device, which udev can't do. Think of it this way: udev > detects the Bluetooth controller, but you need BRLTTY to operate that > controller so as to search for an available braille display.
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