hello, I've never had to type install when I had a synth. try: speakup26 speakup_synth=... that may or may not work, but... that's what I had to do before. HTH, Thanks, _|_|_|_|_| _| _|_|_|_| _| _|_|_| _| _|_|_| _| _| _| _|_|_| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _|_|_|_| _|_|_| Visit TDS for quality software and website production http://tysdomain.com msn: tyler at tysdomain.com aim: st8amnd2005 skype: st8amnd127 ----- Original Message ----- From: <jaffar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 7:53 PM Subject: problem installing debian > Hi Folks. I cannot tell at which point of the boot process do i need to > enter the command to activate my speech synth to begin the install > process. > Well, i reboot my pc, then insert the debian netinst disk that i have made > from the iso image. The pc speaker beeps, then there's a whole lot of > activity, and then the disk spins for about a minute and stops. I would > have thought that tha'ts the point at which i would type the speech > install command, so i type > install speakup.synth=dectlk which is my external synth, then press enter. > The disk spins again, but no speech. When it stops and i press the enter > key again, the disk spins again, but with no speech guidance whatsoever. > So, at which point of the boot process do i issue the install with speech > command? Cheers! > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > __________ NOD32 3457 (20080919) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >