Bug 28813

When a blind person want to install Mageia using one of the small netinstaller images, he has to go through 7 manual choice steps before it launches stage2 which contains brltty.

Using the network installer, a blind person need to perform all these 7 manuall steps blindly (pun intended) without having any kind of response before the braille comes to life:

1: type of install method (nfs (default), ftp, http etc.)
2: network type (dhcp (default), static, adsl)
3: fill in 2 DHCP fields, if required on the network (it needs 2 Enter keys to pass by the lines before a final Enter moves to the next screen)
4: fill in proxy settings, if required (same as previous step, it needs 3 enter-keys to come to the next screen)
5: select type of medium (select a custom mirror (the default) or «Mageia 8»)
6: successfully select a working mirror from the list (even here the default entry is to specify the mirror manually, needs 3 enter-keys to go to the next screen)
7: verify the selected mirror details and even here it needs 3 Enter keys before it loads the stage2 installer


How on earth are blind people suppose to navigate these steps before they can see what is actually happening on the screen? :-)
The debian installer activates brltty on the first screen the user is presented with, after the ISOs boot loader starts. (after providing the proper kernel parameters, of course)
Mageia's installer at wait at least until it reaches stage2 before brltty is available…

Clearly this is not the intended behaviour? :-)