[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#615941: Bug#615941: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist.conf doesn't blacklist pcspkr despite the comment saying so

[Elimar Riesebieter]

* Raphaël Hertzog [110301 09:02 +0100]:
> Package: alsa-base
> Version: 1.0.23+dfsg-2
> Severity: normal
> 
> $ tail -n 4 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist.conf
> # blacklist snd-via82xx-modem
> # Comment this entry in order to load snd-pcsp driver
> blacklist snd-pcsp
> # Comment this entry in order to load pcspkr driver
> $ 
> 
> So there'se a comment referring to a non-existing entry. Additionnaly I
> noticed that I hear again the annoying pcspkr beep since a few days... I
> don't know why and while looking into this I found this.
> 
> Maybe it's related, maybe not. I managed to turn it off by muting the
> "beep" channel within the mixer.

Hmmm, is pcspkr been loaded by your kernel? The comment can be
removed easy but do we have to blacklist that module? I thought it
wasn't built from Debian's kernel.

Elimar

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