Hi there: I can only really answer one of yer questions, but if you're using software speech for Speakup, I don't think you'll have to worry about rambling kernel messages, as software speech takes long enough that you won't hear anything until you actually go to a console and hit enter or something. I didn't get rambling kernel messages until I changed the modules file to load the doubletalk and now I get everything, which I like. Actually I remember the first time I encountered Speakup on the Vinux 2.0 cd I liked knowing that when Orca would die that I could just jump into a console and software speech would just work, or I could switch over to the doubletalk if I wanted to. Anyway, hope that helps a little, sorry for the rambling message... Cheereo! -- Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere.
