[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#540831: Bug#540831: blacklisting pcspkr ruins beep(1), and icewm' mail beep
Justin B Rye
jbr at edlug.org.uk
Thu Sep 3 13:01:13 UTC 2009
Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> As mentioned by others in this thread you should check your sound
> card for the ability to simulate a terminal beep, what most drivers
> do. Mailnotification and system sounds can also be handled by your
> soundcard, though. [...]
A working soundcard isn't enough to guarantee that the speakers are
usable for mail-notification beeps. I might have fancy externally
powered speakers that I turn off when not in use. I might listen to
all my music via tinny little headphones. I might use the soundcard
only for recording. Or I might have a soundcard that isn't
appropriately configured yet. Where is the documentation on how I'd
go about reconfiguring it?
Thanks for reverting this change.
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JBR
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