Jim, You need to enter the BRLTTY Preferences Menu and enable contracted braille.
Details vary, but if your display has a braille keyboard, use dots 1-2-3-4 with space bar to enter the Preferences Menu, then cursor routing keys to make selections. Regards, David On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 6:06 PM D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n...@arrl.net> wrote: > Hello Jim, > > Welcome to Debian! > > You're among friends! > > Just a few questions to make sure we're all on the same place in figuring > out what's going on with your Debian. > > 1) Did you install using the Live Debian or the Installer version of > Debian? As far as I know, the Installer version of Debian is the one that > installs console accessibility. Maybe someone on the list can correct me > as I've always used that version because it installs using text mode and I > know right away if I can hear the console speech. > > I suggest that people especially those using old hardware that might still > be non 64 bit hardware using the multi-arch with firmware iso that's > located here: > > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/11.2.0 > +nonfree/multi-arch/iso-cd/ > > So many of us these days are using laptops with proprietary hardware for > the Internet and video that isn't in the regular Debian iso. This iso > above will install on an old 32 bit computer or a modern 64 bit computer. > > The latest version is here: > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/11.2.0 > +nonfree/multi-arch/iso-cd/firmware-11.2.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso > > The sha256sum for that file is here: > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/11.2.0+nonfree/multi-arch/iso-cd/SHA256SUMS > you can use that to verify that your download is accurate, if you don't > want to or don't know how, don't worry about it, I think in 20 years I have > only had one bad download so things on the Internet are very good. > > Test the console speech with this command: > > spd-say "hello" > > Do you hear anything? > > If not, give this command so we can see what speech related files you have > installed on your system: > > As your regular user give this command: > > apt search speech | grep installed > speechfiles.txt > > Send us the speechfiles.txt which this command produced in your home > folder. > > Best wishes, > > David Ring > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 12:09 PM Jim Armantage <jarmant...@icloud.com> > wrote: > >> Hello, >> I am blind and have just loaded debian 11 on one of my machines. >> I am having trouble with speech and braille on a virtual console. >> The braille is active. I am having trouble getting contracted braille >> running. >> It seems to be stuck on computer braille. >> Could you help me get contracted. braille up and running. >> Also there is not speech on the virtual console. >> I need help getting the speech running. >> Sorry, but I am new to Debian. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >
