Hi Guys: This is the first I remember seeing anything about a problem with the Apolo II. I cannot help with Slackware distributions or Fedora (maybe Bill can there), but I'd like you to get a clean kerneltree from ftp.kernel.org and use the speakup cvs checkout script to built a kernel. It should build no problem if not let's find out why. I use the Apolo II myself from time to time and I've not seen a problem with it in a while so let's see what's wrong. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061