There was a problem if you were trying to compile speakup as modules which I have checked in the fix for. I still haven't worked out the problem with the DECTalk Express driver yet but I suspect the read to end code. I'll check further into this. It will be slow going because I don't have a DECTalk Express to test with. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061