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Re: Troubleshooting missing bell system signal



On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 12:03:52 +0200, Ralph Plawetzki wrote:
> Dear list,
> 
> I am looking for the bell-sound on the console. In konsole (KDE
> terminal) a
> bell symbol is displayed, but no sound is played. The same in a text
> console (e.g. Alt+F2): no sound.
> 
> After looking on the web I checked the following: the appropriate kernel
> module pcspkr is loaded, sound card is recognized and configured via
> alsaconf and sound is working within kde.
> 
> The kmix mixer doesn't show a volume control for pc speaker.
> 
> System info: Debian Etch on a HP Compaq nx6310; audio device: Intel
> Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev
> 01)
> 
> Any suggestions?

Does the beep work when you switch to a terminal, e.g. with CTRL + ALT +
F1?

In Konsole I would go to "Settings > Bell" and try both "System Bell"
and "System Notification". The configuration in "Control Center > Sound
& Multimedia > System Bell" might also have an effect.

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