Ok the simple way to boot GRML into software speech is to do this: When you start the cd, just enter grml swspeak after the drive finishes its first short spin. This will set GRML up to go into the swspeak mode. When you hear the message: booting finished just enter swspeak and you will be in the root account. You will need to bring your sound all the way up to 100% by doing this: aumix -w 100 Now, you are in the text mode or command line shell and you are ready to work. You need to become the non-priviliged user to loomk around. Just do this: su grml You are the non-priviliged or grml user. As far as a graphical desktop, I don't use opne. I cannot tell you which ones will work with software speech. However, I hope that ghetting you into the speech will help you. Hope this helps. -- Doug Smith: C.S.F.C. Computer Scientist For CHRIST