On Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:40:22 +0200 henry atting wrote:
> Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > henry atting wrote:
> >> Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >>> # modprobe -r snd_hda_intel
> >>> # modprobe snd_hda_intel beep_mode=0
> >>>
> >>> If that works, maybe 2 ("mutable using the software mixer") would be a
> >>> good default for SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP_MODE.
> >>
> >> This works indeed. Becaus I could not unload it (got a message that it
> >> is still in use) I put these two lines in /etc/rc.local... and the beep
> >> is gone.
> >
> > Thanks. One final test: if you use beep_mode=2 (instead of beep_mode=0)
> > and use your usual mixing app, can you cause the beep to go away (i.e.,
> > is there a control for that)?
> >
> > Depending on the answer, I think we should:
> >
> > * use beep_mode=2 and find some way to advertise (release notes?)
> > that the mixer can be used to turn the beep on and off, or
> >
> > * keep using beep_mode=1 and find some way to advertise that adding
> > a .conf file to /etc/modprobe.d with
> >
> > options snd_hda_intel beep_mode=0
> >
> > will turn the beep off. And if there is some sysfs way to change
> > the setting at runtime, that would be worth advertising, too.
> >
> > Meanwhile I also think it would be a good idea to turn pc speaker
> > beeps in general off by default, but that's a separate story (and
> > probably should be filed as a separate bug).
>
> Okay, as I could not find a control for the beep in alsamixer I
> installed gnome-alsamixer and, yes, there is a control for the beep.
> That way I can turn the beep off.Hi, I've just upgraded from linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 (version 2.6.32-31) to linux-image-2.6.38-2-amd64 (version 2.6.38-3) and I think I see the the problem reported by henry atting. I am also using an Intel integrated sound card (with snd_hda_intel). To be more precise, with the default configuration (no change in modprobe configuration) I had the following behavior with the previous kernel (linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 version 2.6.32-31): the beeps used to be redirected from the PC-speaker to the sound card, so that they were not audible when the sound speakers were turned off; when using headphones connected to the sound speakers, the beeps were only audible through the headphones (this is especially important in a work environment or office with a number of other co-workers which are not be disturbed by your beeps). Now with the current kernel (linux-image-2.6.38-2-amd64 version 2.6.38-3), again with the default configuration, I hear that the beeps are coming from *both* the PC-speaker and the sound card, which means that turning the sound speakers off leaves the beeps coming from the PC-speaker audible and using headphones does not prevent the disturbing sounds for co-workers. I tried the following: # modprobe -r snd_hda_intel # modprobe snd_hda_intel beep_mode=0 No beep from the sound card, but beeps coming from the PC-speaker! # modprobe -r snd_hda_intel # modprobe snd_hda_intel beep_mode=1 Beeps from both the sound card and the PC-speaker! # modprobe -r snd_hda_intel # modprobe snd_hda_intel beep_mode=2 Beeps from both the sound card and the PC-speaker! Only the beeps coming from the sound card are mutable with alsamixer. Is there a way to obtain the previous behavior (beeps redirected to the sound card, and configurable through alsamixer, no beep from the PC-speaker) with the current kernel? Please someone help me! Thanks for your time. -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/frx-gpg-key-transition-2010.txt New GnuPG key, see the transition document! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE
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