I am trying to use latest git and kernel 2.6.32, however when I boot into the system, speakup sometimes does not echo characters as I type -- it just happens every few characters, but enough to be annoying. I am using speakout synthesizer built into the kernel and the speakup core is also built in. Any ideas would be appreciated. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici at ccs.covici.com