hello, I'm not sure what the deal could be, but have you checked the panic, dmesg, and syslog logs for any type of output after it locks up? Thanks, Tyler Littlefield http://tysdomain.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Kamphaus" <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:23 PM Subject: Loading speakup modules strange problem. >I am using debian lenny with kernel 2.6.26-1-686 with the speakup modules >package for the same. > I am using the software synthesizer with speech-dispatcher and speechd-up. > My system crashes causing keyboard to lock up when I use modprobe to load > them from the command line. > > The strange thing is... I can open X-Windows and load the modules in xterm > or rxvt and exit X-Windows and speakup works great. I have tried init > script to no avail either. Seems that the only way I can get speakup to > work is by loading them from xterm. > > What can I do? > > Joe Kamphaus of LinuxSpeaks > [http://www.joekamphaus.net] www.joekamphaus.net > [http://www.joeandwilma.com] > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > __________ NOD32 3757 (20090111) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >