I use a play /boot/boot.wav in my rc.local. If I get tired of a particular sound, I just copy something new to /boot/boot.wav. Works like a charm and is a heck of a lot more interesting than Ctrl-G. On Thu, 15 Aug 2002, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > Joey, > What some of us do is simply edit the file /etc/issue to place a > bell character in it somewhere. On Slackware 8.x systems that > file contains the "welcome" message associated with the login > prompt. But it is always nice to have one more way to skin a cat. > > > Chuck > > > On Thu, 15 Aug 2002, Joey Weston wrote: > > > does any one know if the asound network card using module mtd80x.o is > > supported? > > because of the networking stuff I'm running under slackware 8.1 with > > kernel 2.2.20 > > for now till I can switch net cards. > > Thanks. > > Also I've come up with a suggestion for anyone who wants a beep right at > > login for there box if it does a check on the disk and you don't want to > > have to keep checking the percentage. > > ypu can place the following attach file called: > > beep > > in your /etc/rc.d/rc.local on slackware or in whatever script runs just > > prior to the login: prompt > > at the end of the file > > 1 more attachment I must send is a text file containing output from > > cdrecord that I can't diagnose what's wrong > > it's the cdrecord that comes with slackware 8.1 > > and I have a tdk cdrw drive in here. > > Here are those 2 attachments. > > > > > > > > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org