I don't recall exactly when the deal changed but by default linux untars directly into linux-2.4.20 (or whatever version it is). I then use syn links for linux to point to the actual directory. Speakup 1.5 would patch into this perfectly. The new CVS checkout scripts can now be run from with in /usr/src/linux-version. or from just about anywhere else if the path is specified with the command line. Somewhere between 2.4.18 and 20 this changed from the old linux top level default. HTH. -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html