Thanks for this suggestion. I added this to the /etc/lilo.conf and now it works each time. The strnage thing is that I had this same installation in the same hard drive on a different machine about a month ago and it worked each time without this serial addition line. hmmm, no explanation for it. On Mon, 5 Jun 2000 20:05:54 +0000 (UTC), frankiec at unforgettable.com wrote: >Hi Raul. > >I have found this to be the case with a lot of the systems that I work >with. I have found puting a line like this at the top of the lilo.conf >serial=0,9600N8 >will wake up the ports so that speakup can see that CTS is high. > >This line will make you lilo prompt be read by your synth. Raul A. Gallegos mailto:raul at asmodean.net icq and evoice # 5283055 http://www.asmodean.net