OK, Since my first posting on this important topic is awaiting moderator approval, I'll provide the terse version and await any requests for the log and .configs attached to my original post ... drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x1d929): In function `speakup_key': : undefined reference to `fg_console' drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x1d941): In function `speakup_key': : undefined reference to `vc_cons' drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x1dbb3): In function `speakup_key': : undefined reference to `kbd' drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x1a729): In function `speakup_paste': : undefined reference to `paste_selection' drivers/built-in.o(.init.text+0x2d56): In function `speakup_open': : undefined reference to `vc_cons' drivers/built-in.o(.init.text+0x2db0): In function `speakup_open': : undefined reference to `k_handler' drivers/built-in.o(.init.text+0x2dca): In function `speakup_open': : undefined reference to `k_handler' drivers/built-in.o(.init.text+0x2dd3): In function `speakup_open': : undefined reference to `k_handler' drivers/built-in.o(.init.text+0x2dde): In function `speakup_open': : undefined reference to `k_handler' drivers/built-in.o(.init.text+0x2de7): In function `speakup_open': : undefined reference to `k_handler' drivers/built-in.o(.init.text+0x2df2): more undefined references to `k_handler' follow make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1 -- 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