Sorry I have been not been of help to you so far. First witch hardware device do you have. If you have the express you may not need to update your firmware at all. The express will speak the firmware version when you turn it on. If it is 4.2b or latter no need to update it to work with speakup. If you are using the dectalk pc you will need to get the Linux modgels for it. To install the dectalk express firmware you will need access to a dos based computer or one able to run a dos box. There is no way I know of to update the firmware using Linux. Unpack the zip file for the firmware of the express you want to use pkunzip will do this if you are having problems using the self extracting file. Then run the install program. View the readme file for instruction on updating your express. Hth Hth -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 3:00 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: RE: Dectalk speech Never mind Jim, You are ot understanding my problem. Karen _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup