David, If your speakup-0,08.patch file is in your /usr/src/linux directory, then the commend works as documented. If your patch file is in another place, then you should: cd /usr/src/linux and insert the path of your patch file before the < sign. 73, Chris w1gm at sdf.lonestar.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org