Comments on: Enabling the PC Speaker in Karmic http://andrewgee.org/blog/2009/11/14/pc-speaker-karmic/ The life of Andrew Gee. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:53:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ryan http://andrewgee.org/blog/2009/11/14/pc-speaker-karmic/comment-page-1/#comment-11298 Ryan Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:18:48 +0000 http://andrewgee.org/blog/?p=58#comment-11298 I'm not sure you want snd_pcsp. I think that module actually uses the pc speaker as a regular speaker, not a beep generator. I’m not sure you want snd_pcsp. I think that module actually uses the pc speaker as a regular speaker, not a beep generator.

]]> By: Andrew Gee http://andrewgee.org/blog/2009/11/14/pc-speaker-karmic/comment-page-1/#comment-11074 Andrew Gee Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:40:59 +0000 http://andrewgee.org/blog/?p=58#comment-11074 I've updated that, topyli. Thanks for pointing that out :) I’ve updated that, topyli. Thanks for pointing that out :)

]]> By: topyli http://andrewgee.org/blog/2009/11/14/pc-speaker-karmic/comment-page-1/#comment-11073 topyli Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:37:30 +0000 http://andrewgee.org/blog/?p=58#comment-11073 In the past, I got used to people asking how to disable the PC speaker. Now that it's disabled by default, we realize that lots of people actually want it! :-) Anyway, please don't encourage people to use sudo with graphical applications like gedit. The correct way is to use gksudo (in GNOME) or kdesu (in KDE). This way, configuration files and lock files and backups and whatever don't end up being owned by root, which can cause trouble with your future X sessions. Cheers! In the past, I got used to people asking how to disable the PC speaker. Now that it’s disabled by default, we realize that lots of people actually want it! :-)

Anyway, please don’t encourage people to use sudo with graphical applications like gedit. The correct way is to use gksudo (in GNOME) or kdesu (in KDE). This way, configuration files and lock files and backups and whatever don’t end up being owned by root, which can cause trouble with your future X sessions.

Cheers!

]]> By: Andrew Gee http://andrewgee.org/blog/2009/11/14/pc-speaker-karmic/comment-page-1/#comment-11072 Andrew Gee Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:31:58 +0000 http://andrewgee.org/blog/?p=58#comment-11072 Great! I understand perfectly that this system beep should be disabled by default. It's good to here that it'll be easy for people to turn it back on, if wanted. Thanks :) Great! I understand perfectly that this system beep should be disabled by default. It’s good to here that it’ll be easy for people to turn it back on, if wanted.

Thanks :)

]]> By: Daniel T Chen http://andrewgee.org/blog/2009/11/14/pc-speaker-karmic/comment-page-1/#comment-11071 Daniel T Chen Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:28:33 +0000 http://andrewgee.org/blog/?p=58#comment-11071 We're working across the stacks to make these sorts of complaints better framed as simple checkboxes. A grand objective, and more easily stated than accomplished, but we're already seeing some fruits in upstream ALSA, where the PC Speaker mixer controls have been coalesced and renamed in a straightforward fashion. The ultimate goal to move away from blacklisting kernel drivers is inching closer. (As an aside, #1 and your response perfectly illustrate why working on Linux audio in a popular distribution is really tough -- I'm damned if I do; I'm damned if I don't.) We’re working across the stacks to make these sorts of complaints better framed as simple checkboxes. A grand objective, and more easily stated than accomplished, but we’re already seeing some fruits in upstream ALSA, where the PC Speaker mixer controls have been coalesced and renamed in a straightforward fashion. The ultimate goal to move away from blacklisting kernel drivers is inching closer.

(As an aside, #1 and your response perfectly illustrate why working on Linux audio in a popular distribution is really tough — I’m damned if I do; I’m damned if I don’t.)

]]> By: Andrew Gee http://andrewgee.org/blog/2009/11/14/pc-speaker-karmic/comment-page-1/#comment-11070 Andrew Gee Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:37:45 +0000 http://andrewgee.org/blog/?p=58#comment-11070 Yeah. I'm glad they did disable it. I prefer it on though. It's very useful when using a terminal, IMO. Each to their own :) Yeah. I’m glad they did disable it. I prefer it on though. It’s very useful when using a terminal, IMO.

Each to their own :)

]]> By: Paradiesstaub http://andrewgee.org/blog/2009/11/14/pc-speaker-karmic/comment-page-1/#comment-11069 Paradiesstaub Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:35:47 +0000 http://andrewgee.org/blog/?p=58#comment-11069 I was very happy that they disabled pcspkr with Karmic. One of the first things I did before was to set them on the blacklist. I never understood why my computer should make a sound when shutting down or deleting files. The beep was disturbing me a lot without having any use. I was very happy that they disabled pcspkr with Karmic. One of the first things I did before was to set them on the blacklist.

I never understood why my computer should make a sound when shutting down or deleting files. The beep was disturbing me a lot without having any use.

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