That is correct. To disable the bell in X, use "xset b off" (see xset(1)). You could add the line "set bell-style visible" to ~/.inputrc to turn get a visible bell instead of an audible bell in applications that use the readline library (see readline(3)).
See also the following post: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=112128172627242 Regards, Andreas On 20/07/05, edgar mortiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i tried disabling beep on my laptop via > > sysctl -w keyboard.bell.pitch=0 > > and i got an error saying > > sysctl: top level name keyboard in keyboard.bell.pitch is invalid > > I'm using OpenBSD 3.7-current GENERIC #239 > > > > regards, > edgar > > -- Andreas Kahari PGP: 1024D/C2E163CB