First, this is probably not on topic for Speakup. Second, a bit more detail would be helpful, like what error message you're getting. Have you ran "aptitude -q update" "aptitude -q upgrade" to make sure you have the latest packages? Have you looked to see if bugs have been filed that relate to your problem? Really there is nothing we can do without a bit more to go on. Nick Gawronski wrote: > Hi, I am running debian testing and was having problems with > configuration of the hardware abstraction layer. It tries to > configure itself but fails. I am using a dectalk express external > synthisizer connected to the first and only serial port in my system. > Has anyone else had this problem and is there a fix for it?