I think this is a bug, or well it looks like it at any rate. we recompiled my kernel to the 2.4.18 version, and when I reboot, it basically gets stuck when I hit the keypad ins and enter to stop it from talking so that I don't have to listen to everything load I usually do this right away and it gets stuck, but if I wait a few seconds, and then do it it doesn't get stuck. I hope that this makes sense, but it's the only way I can explain it. if you've got any questions then ask. By the way, I did use the checkout script to get the latest version of speakup, and I still get the same results.