cdcd is a *much!* better CD player! http://libcdaudio.sourceforge.net As to your question about disabling Speakup on a specific console: You can. I don't know if it can be done automagically (i.e. no Speakup on tty6, always, no exceptions), but you can switch to a console and press ... Ah crap, I always forget that buton, but I think it's printscreen, it's the left-most button on the group of three directly to the right of the function keys. That toggles Speakup on and off, all functions. However, I don't think that it restores numpad functionality in any case. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV | From the pines down to the projects, Email: davros at ycardz.com | Life pushes up through the cracks. Phone: (972) 276-6360 | And it's only going forward, ICQ: 36621210 | And it's never going back.--Small Potatoes