On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:48:29 +0000 (UTC) Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:04:15 -0800, Joe Riel wrote: > > > On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:47:51 +0000 (UTC) Camaleón wrote: > > >> > I don't see any entries for "PC Speaker": > >> > > >> > $ amixer | grep control > >> > >> (...) > >> > >> Hum... in fact, while I have a "PC speaker" entry in squeeze, I've > >> just checked in lenny and there is none (but the beep works). > >> > >> Just a silly question... have you somehow disabled the sytem bell > >> under your DE? In GNOME there is a checkbox you can toggle on/off. > > > > Where would that be? > > > > I just installed Debian 6 on a different computer, with vastly > > different hardware, and it behaves the same way, that is no bell. > > It should be under "start / system / preferences / system sound, > sounds effects tab > alert volume" > > 8.4.4.1. Sound Effects Preferences > http://library.gnome.org/users/user-guide/2.30/goscustmulti-2.html.en#goscustmulti-TBL-6 I normally use fvwm, but brought up gnome to check this. I cannot find a "sound preferences" menu. The help page is useless; it doesn't say where the "sound preferences" submenu is located. It suggests it is under System -> Preferences, but the only relevant entry I see there is "Sound", which has none of the options discussed (just settings for alsa mixer). > > You may also want to ensure that Gnome-conf has the key > "/apps/metacity/ general/audible_bell" [x] checked. -- Joe Riel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110123140447.50f04331@gauss
