On 2/17/06, Jim Cornette <fc-cornette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Even after modprobing pcspkr (and verifying that it's loaded, via > > lsmod), I can't seem to make my laptop squawk. "echo -e '\\007'", > > neither in a terminal window, nor or any one of the ALT-VTs, seems to > > have any effect. > > > > I know that the laptop can squawk -- it does it when I turn it on, so I > > must be missing some other crucial step. > > I could not get a beep from my system either. I tried a few printable > characters like on the table linked below and they printed alright using > octal. > http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ascii.html > > echo -e \\044 > $ > echo -e \\064 > 4 > echo -e \\007 > no beep > echo -e \\176 > ~ > > I loaded the pcspkr module before testing. Also ctl-G produced no sound > either. > > Sorry not Not much help. My PC speaker did not speak either. Then, I add the line /sbin/modprobe pcspkr to the file /etc/rc.d/rc.local and the problem was repaired. Paul
