Turn of pcspeaker

blueprobe · 02-22-2005, 12:03 PM

Hi, im a real noob with linux

ok here come my first question in linuxquestions

everytime i try to tab a filename or something in aterm, and when it doesn't exist, i hear this annoying sound from my PC speaker. Please, tell me how i turn it off beside pulling out a cable in the computer.

jollyjoice · 02-22-2005, 12:25 PM

got a gui? I think the mixer has a PC-Speaker channel, well i have one.
If not gui then aumix works in console, i think...

blueprobe · 02-22-2005, 12:30 PM

I tried to mute all with aumix but that did not do it. About gui I use fluxbox in slackware and I usually use rexima in the console as my mixer.

jollyjoice · 02-22-2005, 12:42 PM

well thats me stumped then! You could unplug it or just don't do things to make it beep, yep not very useful i know.
Any1 else got any ideas?

Ephracis · 02-22-2005, 12:57 PM

Well, I had to help him to remove the cable from the motherboard but if anyone could tell me how to disable the speaker without touching the hardware I would be grateful. I really hate it when pc-speakers get on my nervs. :P

blueprobe · 02-22-2005, 12:58 PM

well, i unplugged the pc speaker cable, so the problem is kind of solved

but the light that indicates that the computer is working is now off by some strange reason, but whata heck, i can live with that

blueprobe · 02-22-2005, 01:00 PM

hehe mezzymeat, my linux-guru

titus_a_duxass · 02-22-2005, 01:11 PM

Try editing /etc/inputrc and adding the line:
set bell-style none

then log out and log back in.
Worked for me.

IBall · 02-22-2005, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by titus_a_duxass
Try editing /etc/inputrc and adding the line:
set bell-style none

then log out and log back in.
Worked for me.

The line should already be there, but set to "audible." Simply change audible to none, and the beep will be gone.

--Ian

archdev · 02-22-2005, 09:39 PM

Isnt there usually a bios setting for this?

IBall · 02-23-2005, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by archdev
Isnt there usually a bios setting for this?

But why mess with the bios, when there is a software setting that enables it to be disabled.
This way, if it is necessary for the computer to beep during startup it still can.

--Ian

archdev · 02-23-2005, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by IBall
But why mess with the bios, when there is a software setting that enables it to be disabled.
This way, if it is necessary for the computer to beep during startup it still can.

--Ian

Fair enough