FreeBSD compile with VT / Newcons... can we disable the "bell" / "beep" hardware sound?

Aleksandr Rybalko ray at freebsd.org
Fri Apr 11 06:24:52 UTC 2014


On Fri, 11 Apr 2014 02:07:43 +0100
Miguel Clara <miguelmclara at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hum... I've found this:
> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-src-head/2013-December/054676.html
> 
> Does this mean that it should actually be disabled by default?

Hello Miguel,

No, it's mean you can try with:
kbdcontrol -b quiet

Good luck!

> 
> 
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:06 AM, Miguel Clara
> <miguelmclara at gmail.com>wrote:
> 
> > TTYs and even using the console in Xfce terminal
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:05 AM, Glen Barber <gjb at freebsd.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 02:02:01AM +0100, Miguel Clara wrote:
> >> > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 1:56 AM, Glen Barber <gjb at freebsd.org>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 01:52:34AM +0100, Miguel Clara wrote:
> >> > > > WIth syscons this can be done with
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > # sysctl hw.syscons.bell=0
> >> > > >
> >> > > > But after kernel is compiled with VT this systcl is of
> >> > > > course not
> >> > > possible
> >> > > > anymore!
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Any alternative?
> >> > >
> >> > > I have yet to hear any bell sounds with vt(4).
> >> > >
> >> > > Can you clarify the problem, and where this happens?
> >> > >
> >> > When I for example use "TAB" to complete and there's more than
> >> > one result... or none!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Happens to me both in FreeBSD 11 current (HP Laptop) and with 10
> >> > +VT
> >> >
> >>
> >> SSH?  Serial console?  X?
> >>
> >> Glen
> >>
> >>
> >
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