I was asked to forward the following comment: "I have just this line at the end of /etc/rc.local to indicate when stuff is ready to go: beep -f 22 -l 100 -r 5 I think you need to do "apt-get install beep" to get that package in. Does exactly what is needed in the req below to me..." -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/