New kernel problems

[Jayson Smith]

Hi,

     Long time off this list. Anyway, I need to upgrade my kernel, mine's 
way out of date. I'm using Gentoo, and downloaded the Gentoo 2.6.25-R8 
Kernel sources. I can't get Speakup to install into that directory. If I use 
the CVS checkout script, a lot of the patching hunks fail. There's a Portage 
package for Speakup which is masked, but I grabbed it anyway. It compiles, 
then gives an access violation. So, how do I get Speakup patched into this 
kernel?
Thanks!
Jayson