I neglected to mention that Bill has posted rpms of the latest Red Hat 9 kernel, 2.4.20-9, patched with Speakup. So, if you can get RH installed, at least you won't have to patch and compile a kernel to get your installation talking. Additional support is under investigation. Let's put it this way, the Speakup Modified Red Hat Distribution is back, sort of. See: http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/ -- 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