If you are using the kernel you specified, you might find the version in /proc/speakup/version. Running `cat /proc/speaup/version` here on my Slackware 10.0 system produces the following: Speakup v-2.00 CVS: Mon Jun 7 10:52:38 EDT 2004 synth acntpc version 1.1 HTH and have a _great_ day. On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 11:26:13AM -0700, Sean M McMahon wrote: > Ok I fixed my talking at bootup problem by hitting the down aro at bootup > a few times pressing enter, and speakup came up. I'm still curious though > how I make the new kernel bootup talking sinse that became the default. > Both entries in the /boot/grub/menu.lst file look identical but one came > up talking the other did not. They both end with boot and nothing after > the word boot on that line. On a related note, can someone tell me what > the version of speakup is in deb kernel-image-2.4.26-1-speakup? The file > /usr/share/doc/kernel-image-2.4.26-1-speakup/buildinfo does not specify. -- Ralph. N6BNO. Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O. rreid at sunset.net http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid Opinions herein are either mine or they are flame bait. _PI = 4 * ARCTAN (1)