Re: [gentoo-user] No beep.

[Alan Mackenzie]

Hello, Corbin.

On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 21:06:56 -0500, Corbin Bird wrote:
> On 08/14/2017 01:22 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> > Hello, Gentoo.

> > I've almost got my new(ish) machine up and running.  In particular, I've
> > got an email server (s/qmail) running on it, the most difficult part of
> > bringing up a new box.

> > However, during the building, I discovered to my disgust that there was
> > no loudspeaker in my new case.  So, none of the helpful booting beeps
> > that the motherboard uses to tell us that something's wrong.  Still, I
> > got past that stage.

> > But just typing into a virtual tty, sometimes the system (should) beep.
> > It doesn't.  It should.

> > It should, because I compiled the kernel with CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP
> > and CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP_MODE set to 1.

> > My loudspeakers are working, as shown by running speaker-test.  I'm
> > using the kernel I think I am, verified by checking those two config
> > settings in /proc/config.gz.

> > Would somebody please suggest to me where I am going wrong, here?

> > Thanks!


> Apologies, if this is just a stupid question ...

> Did you purchase / install the old BIOS / Case speaker?
> ... yes, that 80's piece of speaker tech :)

Not as such.  I expected the speaker to be part of the case, as it always
has been in the past.

> Newer motherboards and cases don't come with one.
> Had to spend ... $3 for a new one.
> (U)EFI won't go BEEP! without one.

You can buy PC case loudspeakers?  I'll need to search one out.  Ideal
would be one which screwed into a disk drive mounting (of which I have
rather a lot spare).

> Corbin

-- 
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).