I assume you mean ttyUSB0. So, what you want is: modprobe speakup_ltlk dev=ttyUSB0 You want to either do that as root, or prefix it with sudo. Greg On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 09:42:35PM -0500, tony seth wrote: > Well hello there all: > The subject says it all. I seem to remember a way to start Speakup with a > usb to serial converter but can't remember the syntax. > I know it may work because I can get the doubletalk to speak when I pipe > text to ttyUBS0. > Thanks much for any help. > I'm using Speakup 3.16 with Kernel 5.14.14. > Thanks much... > Cheereo! > -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your contacts. -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@xxxxxx