Samuel, This is a 1.7 GHz P4 processor, with two sound cards: Intel 82801 (ICH4), and Creative Labs SB-Live! using emu10k1 driver. Booting with the i386 espeakup iso from your web page (20-Sep-2010) gives me the expected beep, but no audio after pressing enter. I waited a very long time, tried both output jacks, double-checked the speaker volume, etc., but no audio. Substituting an archlinux talking installer CD and pressing the restart button brought up the talking arch install just fine. Sorry I have no help here to look at the screen. Chuck -- The Moon is Waxing Crescent (30% of Full) My personal website: hallenbeck.ftml.net Software: edway.ftml.net, and Blog: edway.wordpress.com My Jabber ID: chuckh1 at jabber.org (beware the silent h!) -------- Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.