[Ma-linux] perplexing hardware problem

[Jay Hart]

> I don't know what you guys are having so much trouble with, compiling C
> programs and installing utilities...
>
>
> echo -e "\a"
> <beep!>
>
> :)  Works within Gnome, and probably KDE unless the terminal is intercepting
> beeps.  I think that's a preference within the konsole app.

I just looked for the preference, didn't see anything, you got any pointers?

Jay

>
> -- Mike
>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 6:01 PM, DonJr <djr1952 at hotpop.com> wrote:
>
>> Oh you mean things like:
>>
>> sudo apt-get install beep
>> #!/bin/sh
>> #
>>   beep -l 500 -f 500
>>   beep -l 250 -f 1000
>>   beep -l 250 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 500
>>   beep -l 100 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 1000
>>   beep -l 250 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 250 -f 3000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 1000
>>   beep -l 100 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 250 -f 3000
>>   beep -l 250 -f 4000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 500
>>   beep -l 250 -f 1000
>>   beep -l 250 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 500
>>   beep -l 100 -f 2000
>>   echo "pause"
>>   sleep 4
>>   beep -l 500 -f 500
>>   beep -l 250 -f 1000
>>   beep -l 250 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 500
>>   beep -l 100 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 1000
>>   beep -l 250 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 250 -f 3000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 1000
>>   beep -l 100 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 250 -f 3000
>>   beep -l 250 -f 4000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 500
>>   beep -l 250 -f 1000
>>   beep -l 250 -f 2000
>>   beep -l 500 -f 500
>>   beep -l 100 -f 2000
>> exit 0
>> # End
>>
>> It's almost as functional as 4DOS.COM's internal beep command.
>>
>> BTW
>>  I just proved that my Server System{that's Downstairs} SPEAKER is
>> still wired in and functional, since "beep" doesn't work through
>> standard out but instead goes straight to the hardware, by the standard
>> interface.
>>
>> --
>>  DonJr
>>
>> On Fri, 2008-02-15 at 16:19 -0500, Ed James wrote:
>> > True dat, but once you can do the beep-thing, there's more stuff you
>> > can do for fancy speaker noises.  I remember years back playing with
>> > the speaker hardware based on something like "Assembly Programming for
>> > the IBM PC".
>> >
>> > Ed James
>> >
>> > Q
>>
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