Hello everyone: I have been playing with the software speech thing, but I need some ideas about how to start software speech earlier in the boot process. Right now, I can start software speech as one of the first services in the runlevel, but I like to be able to do it before the partition checking, so that if there are problems, they can be resolved. I am not sure how to approach this problem, because I don't even know where to begin... These are some of my questions: 1. Can I run any scripts and/or programs before the runlevel (rc3.d) stuff begins excecution? Also, how early on? 2. If so, would I have to mount a RAM disk or something to provide the files I need? 3. If not, what possibilities are there for modifying the FC2 setup for allowing something like this? 4. If you know of a source in the net that might have some info about this, can you point me there? I tried google, but my searches were not returning anything usefull... As of now, I have compiled support for my sound card in my kernel so that sound is available right away. So, this part should be covered... Thanx! David B.