I finally got it working; I’m not sure what happened, but it was apparently trying to either install or reinstall Mac OS, and couldn’t, so I called Apple, and they helped me perform the command that forced it to restart from the hard drive, and now it’s working again.
> On Nov 6, 2018, at 10:43 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Simon, > > You're probably right. When I had my 2011 souped up MBP, VO did not work at > the File Vault screen, it just beeped. When I got this new one with High > Sierra, I guess that I didn't check the VO settings in Users & Groups very > carefully, and made an incorrect assumption. Thanks for enlightening me. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Nov 5, 2018, at 22:23, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com > <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com>> wrote: > > Hi Tim, > > I’m sure that in high sierra I Had speech at the log in prompt and I’m > running file volt on my MBA > > I can’t think what I would have done differently or may be I’m just mistaken > > From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> > Sent: Tuesday, 6 November 2018 1:33 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: File vault on macs with youch bars. > > Simon, > > In Mojave, you are correct. It didn't work for me on older iterations of the > MacOS, but that may have just been on an older MacBook Pro as well. Because > it didn't on my old 2011 MBP, I didn't even realize that it may have worked > on my new 2017 model, so I can't confirm how it worked in High Sierra. > Anyway, in Mojave, in the Login Options area of the Users & Groups System > Preference pane, there is now a button named "Accessibility Options". Press > on this and check which accessibility option you'd like at the login screen > and it works both at the regular Login screen and at the File Vault version > of the login screen. One more thing to mention, I said that you needed your > account name at the File Vault login prompt, but that is inaccurate now as > well. You could enter either the Full Name or the Account Name and it will > be accepted. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Nov 5, 2018, at 16:41, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com > <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com>> wrote: > > Correct me if I’m rong but doesn’t the turn voiceover on at start up or log > in work if you tick the box in sys prefs under users and groups? > > > > Does that not let you get around this issue? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 6/11/2018, at 7:50 AM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com > <mailto:jpanar...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Press and hold the command key and press the finger print sensor button > three quick times to turn on VoiceOver. If Filevault is on, you should get > the prompt to log in. > > > > On Nov 5, 2018, at 1:46 PM, Jessica Moss <junglebookfa...@gmail.com > <mailto:junglebookfa...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I’ve just acquired what I didn’t know was a MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar, > that DBS purchased me, only that they’d purchased me a replacement model for > my job. So I was a little surprised to find this out when they came to help > me get it set up, and everything went well until they left, it went to sleep, > and I couldn’t seem to be able to wake it up. > So I powered it off then back on, only to have forgotten there’s no sound > when starting it up, so I can’t tell if the fingerprint sender is working, > which I know we set up and it took, so at the moment, I can’t get it to do a > thing. > Does anyone have some tips? > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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