Re: [F8] how to disable system beep

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On Sunday 16 December 2007 13:27, Zacharie Elcor wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Since I upgraded to F8, I'm unable to get that irritating system beep
> disabled at startup.
> I already tried :
> - System > Preferences > Hardware > Sound > System Beep > unchecked "Enable
> system beep"
> - added "alias pcspkr dummy" to /etc/modprobe.conf (no effect)
>
> The only thing that works is "xset -b" but I have to do it manually in a
> terminal each time I log in. It does not work when added to System >
> Preferences > Personal > Sessions > Startup Programs
> When I add "xset -b" in .xsession, the X session fails with the message
> "TERM environment variable not set"
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> --
> Zacharie

If you mean the annoying beep when the login screen comes up, I've just fixed 
that by adding the following to /etc/modprobe.conf on F8.

install pcspkr /bin/true

See the man page for true. It's a bit sparce, but gives you the general idea.

Nigel.

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