Re: trying to get to recovery mode

2014-01-28 Thread eric oyen
I thought it might be something like that, but I couldn't find the documentation that detailed it (my braille reading speed is still bloody slow). -eric On Jan 28, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Daniel McGee wrote: > What you should do is once you hear the Mac’s chine sound issue the keystroke > Command R

Re: trying to get to recovery mode

2014-01-28 Thread Daniel McGee
What you should do is once you hear the Mac’s chine sound issue the keystroke Command R for a few seconds then let go. Now wait a while i’d say 30sec to a minute and then issue the toggle command to turn on Voiceover which is Command F5. Voiceover should start talking and you should now be in re

Re: trying to get to recovery mode

2014-01-28 Thread Alex Hall
I believe the keys are cmd-r. Hold that as your Mac boots and it will be in recovery mode. VO will say something, but you need to hit cmd-f5 to get vo to launch for real -- Have a great day, Alex mehg...@gmail.com On Jan 28, 2014, at 1:50 PM, eric oyen wrote: > hello everyone, > > I am at

trying to get to recovery mode

2014-01-28 Thread eric oyen
hello everyone, I am at a loss on how to get into recovery mode. I know you are supposed to hold down the option key on boot, but beyond that, I don't know which entry to arrow to (non speaking interface at that level). anyone have suggestions or a more direct keyboard shortcut to allow me to b