Hi all: I downloaded 12.2 of slackware and the dvd drive does boot it, but I don't know if the boot options for speakup have changed, because it doesn't seem to boot the speakup.s kernel. I know it boots up something because I can echo text to the synth, on both ttyS0 and ttyS1. Thanks much for any assistance... Cheereo. -- Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere.