Jude, The bug might not be in speakup. I have been running kernel 3.12 for many weeks in arch linux without this problem, and today I have upgraded to 3.12.9, still with no problem. Be aware that debikan applies its own patches to kernel releases before distributing them, while arch linux does not. It's not at all clear to me that the fault lies with speakup in this case. Chuck -- Chuck, now in Ghent: (northeast of Hudson on the Hudson)