Hi there, when you installed rh 7.3 did you cinfigure x at all, if you did your machine is defaulting to run level 5 which is x, if your friend is using speakup you will want the machine to boot in text mode which is run level 3. You can fix this by editing: /etc/inittab Regarding the speech not being able to keep up with the boot messages, it's normal in many cases so just do a keypad enter to shut it up unless you need to hear them as the box boots, if you don't and you want to view them later simply concatinate them. Hope this is helpful. Ed Barnes ebarnes at enigma2.cjb.net On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Jon Dowd wrote: > Hello List, > > I have installed RedHat 7.3 and it is running well and there is voice coming > out of the synthesizer. > > However there are two problems. One - the text goes by so fast at startup, > the voice cannot keep up and goes on long after the prompt has arrived. > Two - after the prompt has arrived, there is no longer any voice. Not after > I log in or launch an application. Just silence until I reboot and then I > can again hear the startup messages, but nothing at the prompt. > > Is there a configuration file I should edit ? > > Thanks, > > -- > Jon Dowd jondowd at mind.net > Support Technician 482-TECH (8324) or, 1-800 419-4804 > InfoStructure & IVO http://www.mind.net - 8am-10pm M-F, 10am-7pm Sat > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.371 / Virus Database: 206 - Release Date: 6/13/2002 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >