Try alt-f2 then type orca --replace and hit enter and see if that gets you anything. On Fri, 13 Mar 2020, Alan Tu wrote:
> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 17:28:17 > From: Alan Tu <8li...@gmail.com> > To: debian-accessibility@lists.debian.org > Subject: new 10.3 install, Gnome, > screen reader starts talking then system appears to freeze, > how can I troubleshoot? > Resent-Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:28:31 +0000 (UTC) > Resent-From: debian-accessibility@lists.debian.org > > Hello, I installed Debian 10.3 to a USB flash drive. The USB flash > drive is a brand new, higher end Samsung USB, that I just bought for > this purpose. > > This USB boots. I hear one beep (MBR boot?) then Orca speaks (or, I > think its Orca): > screen reader on, 13 push button [word] > I missed the final word. I think "13" refers to the day of the month. > > Then the system stops responding. Enter, Super+Alt+S, Super+Tab, or > Alt+Tab yield nothing. I think the system has frozen. > > This is not inside a virtual machine. The CPU is 64-bit, and I have 16 > GB of RAM. > > When I was using the text installer, I chose Gnome (menu choice 2) > along with SSH (11) and standard utilities (12). > > I believe I can find a way to mount the USB drive and review logs. > What can I review to help narrow this down? > > Alan > > --