Hi Adam. So Speakup basically hides the /dev/ttyS0, where the Dectalk is connected, from the kernel? So when I reboot I can type emacspeak and have it talking I suppose? Also, can I pass speakup_synth=none at the boot prompt instead of eding lilo.conf? Thanks! On Mon, 6 May 2002, Adam Myrow wrote: > If you are using the Dectalk Express with Speakup, you can't use it with > Emacsspeak at the same time because Speakup takes over the serial port and > makes it not exist to the kernel. You'll have to add an entry to Lilo > that boots your system and passes "speakup_synth=none." Then, boot with > that entry when you want to use Emacsspeak. Alternately, use a different > synthesizer for Emacsspeak from Speakup. For example, Via Voice Outloud > with Emacsspeak and the Dectalk Express with Speakup. Good luck. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >