The easiest way I know is to have separate configurations for each synth you plan to use in your lilo.conf. I include two such below by way of example. Note the alias = command on each. That makes it possible for me to simply type one letter and press enter. image = /boot/vmlinuz label=litetalk alias = l vga=0X317 initrd=/boot/initrd.img read-only root=/dev/hda1 append = "speakup_synth=ltlk hdc=ide-scsi hde=ide-scsi" image = /boot/vmlinuz label=bns alias = b vga=0X317 initrd=/boot/initrd.img read-only root=/dev/hda1 append = "speakup_synth=bns hdc=ide-scsi hde=ide-scsi" other=/dev/hda3 optional label=dos PS: The other element that's very helpful is to have your system speaker beep a couple of times to let you know you're at the boot> prompt. Do this by adding a couple of \A alias Ctrl-G to your /boot/message file. I have two. -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org
