[BRLTTY] Windows First Run

Chevelle cstrobel at crosslink.net
Tue Oct 8 21:04:26 EDT 2019


The log file should be in the same directory where the run-debug.bat 
is.  It is called debug.log.

If you notice an error about not connecting to a named pipe, it probably 
means it needs elevated privileges.


On 10/7/2019 6:51 PM, Oriana Neulinger wrote:
> Sorry if this creates a new thread, i couldn't figure out how to reply 
> to a thread presented in "digest mode".
>
> Further experiments:
>
> 1) On 6.0, running the app "brltty in debug mode" caused a command 
> prompt to open and run, but we were unable to set any choices, it got 
> stuck in a loop in not finding a usb device (pebkac issue, later 
> solved), but we were unable to find the log afterward. Still, if we 
> can hack this bat, it might provide some kind of solution, since the 
> program was at least found.
>
> 2) Downloaded and installed 5.6. There is still no app to run BRLTTY 
> in the apps menu, and the command prompt still doesn't recognize the 
> command. After successfully completing the setup of the alva's new 
> serial-to-usb converter (whoops) and correctly setting the 
> configurator app we tried the debugging app again and after the 
> command prompt displayed a whole lot of...
>
> serial: output: (hex)
> output packet: sent: (hex)
>
> ...the alva changed it's display from the alva boot-up message to the 
> letter "t" regardless of active window and cursor position.
>
> Hey, a mote of success.
>
> We still couldn't find the log file though.
>
> 3) conclusion: Unless the debugging application is a totally different 
> binary, i think i might be able to walk her through creating a script 
> to put in her startup menu, but now it seems we have a new problem 
> *sweatdrop*
>
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