hi dan, from what i read you do a fresh install of the kernel apply the speakup patches using that script then run make mrproper make menuconfig or make config or make oldconfig make menuconfig might be the best for you. choose from the menu all that you want to choose like your synth sound card network card etc then make dep then make bzImage then make install you mightwant to keep a copy of your old kernel and map file just incase things don't work out you also might want to read the install file in the speakup directory if you run in to any problems i am a slackware user randy On Thu, 11 Jan 2007, dan Murphy wrote: > Hello listers. > I am running Slackware 11.0 kernel 2.4.33.3, and I have a question. > In /usr/src/, there is a directory called speakup-2.4.33.3. > In there is a script called apply-speakup-patch > Is this to be used if I wish to compile 2.4.33.3 with speakup, and if so, > when should the patch be applied? > Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >