you put it in a file under /etc/modprobe.d make a file called localspeakup or similar a line such as options speakup_soft start=0 What's happening is you're trying to load the speakup_soft module before the sound and espeakup or whatever is set up. You need the modules loaded but you don't want to activate speakup with talkwith speakwith or an echo command until sound, espeakup and speakup are all ready to go. Regards, Kerry. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tyler Littlefield" <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 9:37 AM Subject: Re: bug:softsynth > can I provide this in my modules file? > I haven't used much in the form of modules-- in my file I just had > speakup_soft > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kerry Hoath" <kerry at gotss.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 3:34 PM > Subject: Re: bug:softsynth > > >> set start=0 as a module option then activate the synth once you have >> sound, espeac and espeakup active or whatever you're using. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tyler Littlefield" <tyler at tysdomain.com> >> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 2:25 AM >> Subject: bug:softsynth >> >> >>> Hello, >>> When you modprobe speakup_soft, it locks up the whole system--I haven't >>> found a way aroudn that. >>> Tried making it load on boot etc etc, and it still locks up the system. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >