The command looks correct. So, we have to ask what went wrong. So, instead of "some kind of reference," it might be good to know exactly what reference. Use Speakup's clipboard to grab that output and paste it into an email message, please. Also, double-check the time stamp on /boot/initrd-2.4.20-24.9spk2.img Are you actually booting 2.4.20-24.9spk? Use uname -r to find out. Check your grub.conf and your lilo.conf as appropriate. Roy Nickelson writes: > Hi, > shouldn't a command like > > mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.4.20-24.9spk2.img --with=speakup_dectlk > 2.4.20-24.9spk2 > > cause speakup to start when the computer boots? I issued this command from > the shell and saw some reference to the dectlk but when I rebooted there was > no speech. > Roy > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- 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