found 532005 linux-2.6/2.6.32-39 # It turns out that the HDA digital beep overriding the pc speaker is # a feature, not a bug, since it allows controlling the volume of (and # in particular, muting) the beep. Bug#540831 has details. retitle 532005 PC speaker bell makes a hideous buzzing honk, not a nice beep quit
Hi Matthew and Nick, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Matthew Wakeling wrote: >> Today I upgraded from Lenny to Squeeze. The console beep no longer works. >> Some hideous sound now emerges from the sound card instead. > > Reproduced on an HP G71-445US laptop. The honk that replaced the bell > is like a quick buzzer sound. Could you try this patchset (the first > patch of which seems to help on that machine, at least)? Are you still interested in pursuing this? Instructions for building and testing a patched kernel can be found at [1]. Thanks again for a clear report. Finding the fix was fun. [1] http://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-common-tasks.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111127025832.ga12...@elie.hsd1.il.comcast.net
