Re: System "beep" gone

[Steve Juranich <sjuranic@ssli-mail.ee.washington.edu>]

> My system's "beep" (e.g., when receiving mail via pine) disappeared while
> I was on vacation. Does anyone have an idea of what to check? It may be
> the result of an automatic apt-get update; apt-get upgrade run via cron.

Make sure that your keyboard is plugged in all the way.  The "beep" is related 
to your keyboard, so when that gets wiggled loose, the beep can go away.

HTH

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