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Old 07-31-2010, 07:24 AM   #1
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How to make my computer beep using terminal shell script?

I have a laptop running Ubuntu 10.04 and i want to make a shell script and I want a beep sound but I can't get one..

I tried this and i didn't hear any beep
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queenz@martin-lucid:~$ beep
 
Old 07-31-2010, 08:34 AM   #2
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any ideas...?
 
Old 07-31-2010, 08:45 AM   #3
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did you install beep first? (beep is package not installed by default)
 
Old 07-31-2010, 10:31 AM   #4
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Make sure the pc speaker isn't blacklisted in
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/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
 
Old 07-31-2010, 05:54 PM   #5
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Might embed the ascii bell character and try it. I agree you have to have a pc speaker working.
 
  


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