So far inaccessible. In order to stack the deck I first ran alsamixer on an existing linux installation and used the qwe keys to increase the master volume which turned out to be the first control. The speakers got louder. Then I booted the install-x86_64-minimal and repeated the procedure after having run speaker-test to test if I got through the boot and up to root. Then I ran instructions to add speakup_soft to /etc/modules-load.d/espeakup.conf, next emerge espeakup alsa-utils next edit /etc/conf.d/alsasound and add SAVE_ON_STOP="yes" to end of file and save file. espeakup.conf also got saved. Then rc-update add alsasound boot then rc-update add espeakup default Then I tried: /etc/init.d/espeakup start and all the rest was silence as usual. Maybe gentoo alternate installation will work, I'll find out probably later this week. If I get it done, I'll need some help cleaning the pre-existing linux system off the computer so gentoo can actually boot and talk. I've given up on the install minimal disks.
-- Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." Ed Howdershelt 1940.
