12:34 a.m.
Apparently a recent FC5 update has enabled my internal PC speaker.
The resultant beeping from shell tab completion and such is driving me
nuts. Searching for a solution, I found a post on fedora-devel-list
suggesting to blacklist the module. For reference, an excerpt from
this post follows.
On Friday 28 July 2006 13:34, Steve G wrote:
And also the annoying pc speaker beep that showed up in the last
week or
two.
Blacklist the module.
echo "blacklist pcspkr" >> /etc/modprob.d/blacklist
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I tried the blacklist approach, but the module still gets loaded and
the beeping continues, at least until I manually remove it with "rmmod
pcspkr".
Some config info:
[root@chipmunk ~]# uname -a
Linux chipmunk.rodent.net 2.6.18-1.2200.fc5smp #1 SMP Sat Oct 14
17:15:35 EDT 2006 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
[root@chipmunk ~]# tail /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
blacklist tdfxfb
blacklist virgefb
blacklist vga16fb
# ISDN - see bugs 154799, 159068
blacklist hisax
blacklist hisax_fcpcipnp
# disable annoying pc speaker beeping
blacklist pcspkr
Any ideas on how to disable the speaker by preventing the module
from being loaded in the first place?
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1:03 a.m.
On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:34:16 -0500
Stephen Croll <scroll(a)airmail.net> wrote:
Apparently a recent FC5 update has enabled my internal PC speaker.
The resultant beeping from shell tab completion and such is driving me
nuts. Searching for a solution, I found a post on fedora-devel-list
suggesting to blacklist the module.
No need to be that drastic.
Just click on "main menu - system - preferences - sound" and un-check
"enable
system beep".
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2:20 a.m.
Frank Cox wrote:
On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:34:16 -0500
Stephen Croll <scroll(a)airmail.net> wrote:
> Apparently a recent FC5 update has enabled my internal PC speaker.
> The resultant beeping from shell tab completion and such is driving me
> nuts. Searching for a solution, I found a post on fedora-devel-list
> suggesting to blacklist the module.
>
No need to be that drastic.
Just click on "main menu - system - preferences - sound" and un-check
"enable
system beep".
This solution works, but appears to only apply to the currently
running gnome session. It doesn't work for virtual terminals nor for
KDE sessions.
I'd like to have it disabled globally, rather than figuring out the
specifics of how to disable it on multiple different user/desktop/vt
combinations.
Also, not that it really matters that much, but I imagine the pcspkr
kernel module consumes some amount of memory. No reason to have it
eat memory, particularly since I never intend to use it.
--
Steve Croll
7:04 a.m.
Stephen Croll wrote:
I'd like to have it disabled globally, rather than figuring out
the
specifics of how to disable it on multiple different user/desktop/vt
combinations.
Also, not that it really matters that much, but I imagine the pcspkr
kernel module consumes some amount of memory. No reason to have it
eat memory, particularly since I never intend to use it.
Good way to ensure a module isn't going to ruin your day: edit
/etc/modprobe.conf and add a line
install evilmodule /bin/true
where evilmodule is pcspkr in this case. Subsequently modprobe will be
unable to place it into the kernel, running /bin/true instead and
thinking that all went well.
-Andy
2:41 p.m.
Stephen Croll wrote:
...
This solution works, but appears to only apply to the currently
running gnome session. It doesn't work for virtual terminals nor for
KDE sessions.
I haven't tried this for KDE, but I expect it will work for all bash
sessions, no matter where they run:
head -2 /etc/inputrc
# do not bell on tab-completion
#set bell-style none
Just uncomment the second line.
That's system-wide. For one user, you can just login as the user and do
$ cat >>.inputrc
set bell-style none
(C-d)
I hear ya with wanting to 'terminate with extreme prejudice', but I
think it's not necessarily wise to completely kill the functionality.
Sometimes an audible alert can be useful.
<Joe
6:26 p.m.
Well, since no one has mentioned it yet - pulling the wire off the
motherboard speaker header works too (probably works better in
a desktop system than a laptop though :-).
Heck, my totally silent Zalman TNN500AF case doesn't even have
a speaker to connect to the motherboard (when they say totally
silent, they mean it :-).
1:37 a.m.
On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 00:34 -0500, Stephen Croll wrote:
Apparently a recent FC5 update has enabled my internal PC speaker.
The resultant beeping from shell tab completion and such is driving me
nuts. Searching for a solution, I found a post on fedora-devel-list
suggesting to blacklist the module. For reference, an excerpt from
this post follows.
Any ideas on how to disable the speaker by preventing the module
from being loaded in the first place?
Can't it be turned off in KDE helpcenter?
Or disable it in the bios?
Trouble shooting with a shotgun, Ric
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9:18 a.m.
On Thursday 19 October 2006 23:37, Ric Moore wrote:
On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 00:34 -0500, Stephen Croll wrote:
> Apparently a recent FC5 update has enabled my internal PC speaker.
> The resultant beeping from shell tab completion and such is driving me
> nuts. Searching for a solution, I found a post on fedora-devel-list
> suggesting to blacklist the module. For reference, an excerpt from
> this post follows.
>
> Any ideas on how to disable the speaker by preventing the module
> from being loaded in the first place?
Can't it be turned off in KDE helpcenter? Or disable it in the bios?
Trouble shooting with a shotgun, Ric
Shotgun is fun ;-)
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...the Sin of Stupidity.
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8:13 p.m.
On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 07:18 -0700, Grumpy Penguin wrote:
On Thursday 19 October 2006 23:37, Ric Moore wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 00:34 -0500, Stephen Croll wrote:
> > Apparently a recent FC5 update has enabled my internal PC speaker.
> > The resultant beeping from shell tab completion and such is driving me
> > nuts. Searching for a solution, I found a post on fedora-devel-list
> > suggesting to blacklist the module. For reference, an excerpt from
> > this post follows.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to disable the speaker by preventing the module
> > from being loaded in the first place?
>
> Can't it be turned off in KDE helpcenter? Or disable it in the bios?
> Trouble shooting with a shotgun, Ric
Shotgun is fun ;-)
BFG is better! :~)
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================================================
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...the Sin of Stupidity.
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8:28 p.m.
On Friday 20 October 2006 18:13, Ric Moore wrote:
On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 07:18 -0700, Grumpy Penguin wrote:
> On Thursday 19 October 2006 23:37, Ric Moore wrote:
> > On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 00:34 -0500, Stephen Croll wrote:
> > > Apparently a recent FC5 update has enabled my internal PC speaker.
> > > The resultant beeping from shell tab completion and such is driving
> > > me nuts. Searching for a solution, I found a post on
> > > fedora-devel-list suggesting to blacklist the module. For reference,
> > > an excerpt from this post follows.
> > >
> > > Any ideas on how to disable the speaker by preventing the module
> > > from being loaded in the first place?
> >
> > Can't it be turned off in KDE helpcenter? Or disable it in the bios?
> > Trouble shooting with a shotgun, Ric
>
> Shotgun is fun ;-)
BFG is better! :~)
Naw a barrett light .50BMG round don't leave anything for a
2nd shot
[and that is Definitely a BFG
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"There are two Great Sins in the world...
...the Sin of Ignorance, and
...the Sin of Stupidity.
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8:41 p.m.
On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 18:28 -0700, Grumpy Penguin wrote:
On Friday 20 October 2006 18:13, Ric Moore wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 07:18 -0700, Grumpy Penguin wrote:
> > On Thursday 19 October 2006 23:37, Ric Moore wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 00:34 -0500, Stephen Croll wrote:
> > > > Apparently a recent FC5 update has enabled my internal PC speaker.
> > > > The resultant beeping from shell tab completion and such is driving
> > > > me nuts. Searching for a solution, I found a post on
> > > > fedora-devel-list suggesting to blacklist the module. For
reference,
> > > > an excerpt from this post follows.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas on how to disable the speaker by preventing the module
> > > > from being loaded in the first place?
> > >
> > > Can't it be turned off in KDE helpcenter? Or disable it in the bios?
> > > Trouble shooting with a shotgun, Ric
> >
> > Shotgun is fun ;-)
>
> BFG is better! :~)
Naw a barrett light .50BMG round don't leave anything for a 2nd shot
[and that is Definitely a BF!
I saw one on the Discovery Channel ... awesome.
That's the one in the
nose of the A10, right? Ric
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...the Sin of Stupidity.
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9:35 p.m.
On Friday 20 October 2006 18:41, Ric Moore wrote:
On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 18:28 -0700, Grumpy Penguin wrote:
> On Friday 20 October 2006 18:13, Ric Moore wrote:
> > On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 07:18 -0700, Grumpy Penguin wrote:
> > > On Thursday 19 October 2006 23:37, Ric Moore wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 00:34 -0500, Stephen Croll wrote:
> > > > > Apparently a recent FC5 update has enabled my internal PC
> > > > > speaker. The resultant beeping from shell tab completion and
such
> > > > > is driving me nuts. Searching for a solution, I found a post
on
> > > > > fedora-devel-list suggesting to blacklist the module. For
> > > > > reference, an excerpt from this post follows.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas on how to disable the speaker by preventing the
module
> > > > > from being loaded in the first place?
> > > >
> > > > Can't it be turned off in KDE helpcenter? Or disable it in the
> > > > bios? Trouble shooting with a shotgun, Ric
> > >
> > > Shotgun is fun ;-)
> >
> > BFG is better! :~)
>
> Naw a barrett light .50BMG round don't leave anything for a 2nd shot
> [and that is Definitely a BF!
I saw one on the Discovery Channel ... awesome. That's the one in the
nose of the A10, right? Ric
No an A10 Warthog has a 30mm with subcaliber ammo
that's what is called a RBFG
[it takes out t-72 tanks]
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9:39 p.m.
On Friday 20 October 2006 19:35, Grumpy Penguin wrote:
On Friday 20 October 2006 18:41, Ric Moore wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 18:28 -0700, Grumpy Penguin wrote:
> > On Friday 20 October 2006 18:13, Ric Moore wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 07:18 -0700, Grumpy Penguin wrote:
> > > > On Thursday 19 October 2006 23:37, Ric Moore wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 00:34 -0500, Stephen Croll wrote:
> > > > > > Apparently a recent FC5 update has enabled my internal PC
> > > > > > speaker. The resultant beeping from shell tab completion
and
> > > > > > such is driving me nuts. Searching for a solution, I found
a
> > > > > > post on fedora-devel-list suggesting to blacklist the
module.
> > > > > > For reference, an excerpt from this post follows.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any ideas on how to disable the speaker by preventing the
> > > > > > module from being loaded in the first place?
> > > > >
> > > > > Can't it be turned off in KDE helpcenter? Or disable it in
the
> > > > > bios? Trouble shooting with a shotgun, Ric
> > > >
> > > > Shotgun is fun ;-)
> > >
> > > BFG is better! :~)
> >
> > Naw a barrett light .50BMG round don't leave anything for a 2nd shot
> > [and that is Definitely a BF!
>
> I saw one on the Discovery Channel ... awesome. That's the one in the
> nose of the A10, right? Ric
No an A10 Warthog has a 30mm with subcaliber ammo that's what is called a
RBFG [it takes out t-72 tanks
forgot Barrett
http://www.barrettrifles.com/
I have the model 99 single shot
]
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> "There are two Great Sins in the world...
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> ...the Sin of Stupidity.
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>
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12:38 a.m.
On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 19:39 -0700, Grumpy Penguin wrote:
forgot Barrett
http://www.barrettrifles.com/
I have the model 99 single shot
My Gawd, I just checked out the pricelist... I'm saving up for the
T-shirt. <shudders> Ric
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9:20 a.m.
Stephen Croll wrote:
Any ideas on how to disable the speaker by preventing the module
from being loaded in the first place?
Not exactly a clean solution, but to my /etc/rc.local, I appended a line
that contains "rmmod pcspkr". Since this file is executed as the last
script in the startup sequence, the module gets loaded by udev then unloaded
manually before the boot is finished.
Hope that helps.
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