This is the gconf setting i mentioned in my previous post. I am posting it here for convenience and in hopes that it helps.
run gconf-editor from terminal and set /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/bell_mode to 'off' rather than 'on' Of course you would do the opposite to turn the sound on. Good Luck -- PC beep no longer works in Karmic alpha4 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/414795 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs