Hi Chris: Well, I never had success withat make line. Here's what I've always done: make bzImage 1> errors.txt 2>> errors.txt This will direct the error output as well as the standard output to the file. Then we'd be able to see the error. Chris Schulte writes: > Yes, I have done the compile before, and it seems that all of the errors are > speakup related. I was told that the best way to have the exact error > message was to type the following line: 'make bzImage > /errors.txt' that is > what I did and sent to you. Sorry.