Hello, I'm installing Debian on a workstation. I entered speakup.synth=dectlk at the prompt, and now I have a text screen but no speech output. 1. Is dectlk the correct code for a new Dectalk USB? 2. Since serial ports are uncommon these days, could there be some problem communicating with the serial port? I am installing debian-6.0.0-amd64-netinst. Thanks for any ideas! Liz Liz Hare PhD Dog Genetics LLC doggene at earthlink.net http://www.doggenetics.com