Hey y'all, Well, because somehow I managed to screw up my previous kernel source tree (patching to 2.2.16 and then Speakup, it didn't go very well, but it's probably because I forgot I did something--or forgot to do something), I downloaded a new complete 2.2.16 tarball, untarred it, patched in Speakup V0.09A (Yes, I used the correct patch file), configured it--I lost my original old .config, so I started it over--installed it--rebooted--and no speech. I have the Accent SA on /dev/ttyS1 and wonder if it's not detecting there for some reason? I have a modem (external, switched on) on /dev/ttyS0...I haven't tried booting with the modem switched off. I think I shall try this. In any case, how do you force Speakup to use a particular serial port--I don't exactly recall. Thanks. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV | And if the ground yawned, Email: davros at ycardz.com | I'd step to the side and say, Phone: (972) 276-6360 | "Hey ground! I'm nobody's lunch!" Voice mail: (877) 791-5298 | --Eddie From Ohio