So, does that mean that speakup comes as part of the kernel of devil-linux? I know nothing about compiling kernels or even the complexities of how all of it works, but, as I said, I just wanted to play around with it. I have used speakup along with a doubletalk lt on debian and did not have any problems throughout the install, so, will it be that easy with dl? Can I just put in the cd, type the normal speakup_synth=ltlk thing and get speach? If I could use speakup to get it going, that would certainly be better than headless, but, I did not think that you could get devil-linux with speakup support. I did read that it could be headless after the install but was hoping that I could somehow have speech before that point, to get it going at least. I did join the mailing list and asked the same question there, and have gotten several different answers, from, yes, you can have a headless installation, to, no you can't, to, you can only have a headless devil-linux box after you install it. I am quite new at this and may even get myself into something I was not looking for, but, figured it was worth a try. Any more help or ideas on how to get this crazy thing going would be wonderful. Thanks for getting back. Jeremy