cvs commit: src/sys/amd64/amd64 bios.c src/sys/amd64/include/pc bios.h src/sys/conf files.amd64 src/sys/dev/fb vga.c src/sys/isa syscons_isa.c

[Maxim Sobolev]

Nate Lawson wrote:
> Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> 
>> David E. O'Brien wrote:
>>
>>> obrien      2005-02-14 09:34:40 UTC
>>>
>>>   FreeBSD src repository
>>>
>>>   Modified files:        (Branch: RELENG_5)
>>>     sys/conf             files.amd64     sys/dev/fb           vga.c 
>>>     sys/isa              syscons_isa.c   Added files:           
>>> (Branch: RELENG_5)
>>>     sys/amd64/amd64      bios.c     sys/amd64/include/pc bios.h   Log:
>>>   MFC: + Make syscons properly inherit the bios 
>>> capslock/shiftlock/etc state like
>>>        i386 does.  Note that we cannot inherit the bios key repeat 
>>> rate because
>>>        that requires a bios call (which is impossible for us).
>>>        + Give syscons the ability to beep on amd64.
>>
>>
>>
>> Actually ability to beep is somewhat controversal ability in its 
>> current implementation, since there is no way to disable it and at 
>> least on some machines (i.e. my current and previous notebook) there 
>> is no way to mute speaker using mixer controls either. It is very 
>> annoying when the shell beeps loudly on file completion in the 
>> situations when silence is really necessary.
> 
> 
> See kbdcontrol(1):
>      -b duration.pitch | belltype
>          Set the bell duration in milliseconds and pitch in hertz.    If a
>          belltype argument is specified, it may be one of normal which
>          sets sound parameters back to normal values, off which disables
>          the bell entirely, or visual which sets the bell to visual mode,
>          i.e., flashes the screen instead.    If belltype is preceded by 
> the
>          word quiet., the bell will not be rung when the ringing process
>          is in the background vty.

Oh, great, thank you for the pointer. I overlooked it, since I always 
have been under impression that beep is controlled on per-tty basis 
(i.e. via vidcontrol(8)).

-Maxim