ok the thing to do once you change a module to say dectalk, is run speechd_up with the -s flag for the first time and if there's any speech output kill it with a ctrl+c and restart it with no args. hth -- Shaun Oliver "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person." email: shaun.oliver at optusnet.com.au WEB: http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/ IRC: irc.awesomechat.net:6666 IRCNICK: blindman