Greetings, Well last night I finally got my hands on a working power supply and managed to install it. This small bit of success enabled me to continue on to installing Fedora core 2. I'm here today to report that I've finally managed to log in as root to a text console with speakup! This means I believe I've actually got a functioning Linux system! Ultimately my goal is to get a look at gnopernicus, but I'm planning on attempting some more modest goals first. My next step is going to be trying to get brltty working. I know that the RPM for brltty is on the fedora core 2 CD-ROMs, but don't know if it is installed yet. SO first I'll have to learn a bit about rpm. Then, of course, once I manage to get it installed I'll have to figure out how to run it. The fun never ends, but at least I've reached the first major milestone! Thanks to all who've helped me get this far. I'm sure numerous additional questions will follow <grin>. John John R. Mattioli, Jr. Senior Software Engineer Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list