that's probably because you didn't enable pc speaker support. I remember hearding of a lot of people having problems with this...and they moved it to some weird catigory like input devices or something. On Sun, Jan 09, 2005 at 06:29:22PM -0500, ace wrote: > Hello, > > Thanks to everyone who replied to me regarding my kernel compilation > questions. The only section of make menuconfig I really edited was the > Speakup section. Gladly, bc they were all turned off by > default. Everything compiled perfectly; I am now on Linux 2.6.10. > > I've noticed something odd, though. On 2.4.26, I'd hear a beep from the PC > speaker whenever the system wanted to get my attention--when I pressed > backspace at the beginning of the prompt or when I got a broadcast > message--with 2.6.10, I no longer hear beeps. This isn't a problem, it's > just something I was used to in the 2.4.X kernels. > > Also, is there any documentation on adjusting Speakup speech parameters? I > don't care much for the defaults and would like to change it. I figured > some of it out on my own, but don't know how to save it so the changes take > effect next time the system is booted. > > Thanks, > Robby > > Network Administrator of > irc.talkingirc.com > http://www.talkingirc.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Waving away a cloud of smoke, I look up, and am blinded by a bright, white light. It's God. No, not Richard Stallman, or Linus Torvalds, but God. In a booming voice, He says: "THIS IS A SIGN. USE LINUX, THE FREE UNIX SYSTEM FOR THE 386. -- Matt Welsh