that's because, the speakup keymap is hard coded into the kernel. you should have skipped that step altogether. it's been nearly 2 years since I installed slackware but afaik the installer ain't changed that much. apart from locating a speakup keymap some place if there's one to be found, and loading it with loadkeys, you're up shit street. for now anyway. lol. hth -- Shaun Oliver "Becareful of the toes u step on today, they maybe connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow!" EMAIL: shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au ICQ: 76958435 YAHOO: blindman01_2000 MSN: blindman_2001 at hotmail.com AIM: captain nemo 200 IRC: irc.awesomechat.net:6666 IRCNICK: blindman CHANNELS: #awesomeradio #mircpopup-magic #linux #help #ourworld #audiofile #mauisun