I use debian, not ubuntu, but I believe the process for getting a beep at the grub boot prompt is the same. There is a file /etc/default/grub with a line at the bottom that is commented out. You uncomment that line and run update-grub. This is all explained in the file itself. You can also make it play a tune. I've included an example line that plays a few notes of "On Wisconsin" This is not entirely trivial in that it makes it very clear when to interrupt the boot process in order to select an operating systems. I always tell my end users to press the down arrow once when they hear "On Wisconsin". # Uncomment this line for a beep at start up #GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1" # Play "On Wisconsin" at start up GRUB_INIT_TUNE="1000 334 1 334 1 0 1 334 1 0 1 261 1 334 1 0 1 392 2 0 4 On Mar 2, 2013, at 7:53 PM, John J. Boyer wrote: > I am setting up a machine that will dual-boot Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows > 7. Can I make grub beep when it is time to press the key to chose which > OS should boot? > > Thaniks, > John > > -- > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer > Abilitiessoft, Inc. > http://www.abilitiessoft.com > Madison, Wisconsin USA > Developing software for people with disabilities > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list