On 28.05.2009 at 22:00:47 William Hubbs <w.d.hubbs at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Hermann, > > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 09:27:45PM +0200, Hermann wrote: >>> Actually, there is an easier way to do this. As root, do the following: >>> >>> echo 1> /sys/module/speakup/parameters/direct >>> I cannot add files to the /sys folder in general. So I checked the mount options in /etc/fstab; here's what I found: sysfs /sys sysfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec 0 0 Are these options set correctly? I can replace existing files, but not create new ones. I guess it must have to do with that "noexec" option. Hermann