I've had to sometimes use CMD+FN+F5 to get VO to come up, when the keyboard wasn't set for function keys to not control hardware functions. Well, it's something to try, anyway.
-- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: 814-860-3194 Mobile: 814-431-0962 Email: bu...@brannan.name > On Oct 19, 2014, at 10:05 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Okay, if recovery mode works I would think we can say your hard drive hasn't > gone dead because it would be a different partition on the same drive. Can I > assume you waited a good long time after putting in your password and > pressing enter? not trying to insult your intelligence; just trying to work > through the possibilities I know. > > If I understand correctly, you do cmd-f5 and voiceover still doesn't come on. > Is your volume turned up? Remember by default increasing the volume does not > produce a sound effect. I know that even if this is the case it doesn't solve > the problem of nothing happening after you enter your password but I figure > if we crack one problem we may soon crack the other too. Did you also try > cmd-fn-5 to try to turn vo on instead of just cmd-f5? Probably Apple will > have a concrete idea of what is wrong to give you so if you want to ignore my > ideas until you've heard from them, that's okay. I don't have any special > knowledge or certification except my own experience with my machine and > others' computers, so all I know to do is plod through the questions that > come to mind. > > -- > Cheryl > > I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. > I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper > thrown in the trash! > Then God gave me a new heart and life: > His joy for my despairing tears! > And now, every day: > "This I call to mind, > and therefore I have hope: > The steadfast love of the Lord > never ceases; > his mercies never come to an end; > they are new every morning; > great is your faithfulness." > (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) > > > > >> On Oct 19, 2014, at 8:45 PM, Devin Prater <d.pra...@me.com> wrote: >> >> I've never enabled file vault. Also, I'm on a USb keyboard >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 8:42 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>> Okay, let me ask you a couple more questions. >>> >>> Did you enable file vault or is there any possibility of that? >>> >>> What keyboard are you using? It might be that your keyboard and the Mac >>> aren't working together, especially if it's bluetooth. If you are using a >>> bluetooth keyboard, can you try a different brand one or better yet a usb >>> one? >>> >>> -- >>> Cheryl >>> >>> I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. >>> I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper >>> thrown in the trash! >>> Then God gave me a new heart and life: >>> His joy for my despairing tears! >>> And now, every day: >>> "This I call to mind, >>> and therefore I have hope: >>> The steadfast love of the Lord >>> never ceases; >>> his mercies never come to an end; >>> they are new every morning; >>> great is your faithfulness." >>> (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 8:16 PM, Devin Prater <d.pra...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Well, now my mac is unusable. I starteaed it up, and voiceover wasn't >>>> speaking. I reinstalled osx and voiceover still isn't speaking. I enter my >>>> password and nothing happens when I press enter. So good job Apple, I >>>> can't use my mac in other than recovery mode. Thanks. Good going Apple. A >>>> good way to show support to a loyal customer. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 12:18 PM, Juan Hernandez <juanhernande...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Yosemite works great. I love the arrow key nav in safari. >>>>> >>>>> I don't see all of the lag that others see. >>>>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 9:26 AM, Pamela Francis <gypsykitt...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Like an idiot, I did update. I have one word to say to you about >>>>>> updating. Don't, under any condition. >>>>>> >>>>>> Pam Francis >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 6:41 PM, The Believer <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> My philosophy is to wait. If you want to help with the bugs and all >>>>>> that, go for it. If your Mavericks experience is smooth and trouble >>>>>> free, I would wait until Yosemite matures a bit more. Some of the new >>>>>> features I am quite interested in but they are not life changing. Same >>>>>> goes for iOS 8. >>>>>> >>>>>> From The Believer. . . >>>>>> . . . what if it were true? >>>>>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 10/18/2014 4:37 PM, jeffrey greene wrote: >>>>>>> Hi, Well I've been reading about every bodies problems with OSX 10.10. >>>>>>> So,. do you think I should upgrade from mavericks? Or do you think it >>>>>>> would be better to wait for 10.10.1? I have a 2012 macbook pro with a >>>>>>> quad-core processor and quite a bit of memory. 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