Hi there. I'm just now catching onto this thread so you're going to have to bare with me on this grin. What synth are you using? Also are you using lilo or Grub as your boot loader? If you are using lilo the shift key will stop the boot process entirely. You then get a lilo prompt or a "boot." Also are you using the stock kernel 2.2.19pre21-idepci or a newer kernel? microsoft dialogue This company has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists, delete winblows and install linux close button On Mon, 16 Sep 2002, Scott B. Berry wrote: > Hello there everyone, > > I am having a problem when I reboot with Speakup and Debian 2.2r2 Potato. I > try to hit the left shift key when I boot in to Speakup and I can'tseem to > be able to get it to speak with out a kernel panic. I know what is causing > the kernel panic but I need to know is there a way I can automatically have > Speakup boot up automatically so that I don't have to do this shift key > thing every time I want to run Debian? > Scott Berry > Msn: electronicman1960 at hotmail.com > Yahoo Messenger: electronicman1960 > If you are interested in scanning and you are blind please come join our > police scanner list. To subscribe send a message to: > mailto:blindscanner-subscribe at yahoogroups.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >