Hi Chris: Unless you are using he mips processor you can ignore that rejected patch. Speakup should patch and compile cleanly to the 2.2.14 kernel source tree. I have done it many times. I am wondering if you might not have something else in your kernel config stuff set incorrectly. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061