Hi Raul, Loadspk doesn't work any more. The speech parameters are all controlled from files in /proc/speakup. I created a directory called /etc/speakup and put my settings in that directory. I made a file for rate and put 6 in it and so on. Then, in my rc.local, I put a line that says: cp -R /etc/speakup /proc note the uppercase R. HTH. Bill