Bug#611425: nvidia-kernel-2.6.32-5-amd64: Installing nvidia driver silences bell
Andreas Beckmann
debian at abeckmann.de
Sat Jan 29 15:27:07 UTC 2011
reassign 611425 nvidia-graphics-drivers
tags 611425 + upstream moreinfo
thanks
On 2011-01-29 08:01, Joseph S. Riel wrote:
> Package: nvidia-kernel-2.6.32-5-amd64
> Severity: normal
>
> Installing the nvidia kernel module silences the bell that one should
> hear when executing
>
> echo -e "\a"
>
> The bell sounds in a virtual terminal, but not in an xterm.
> Purging nvidia (and restoring the nouveau driver) restores the bell.
Which driver version were you using? I assume this was 195.36.31 since
you use testing exclusively:
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 6.0
> APT prefers testing
> APT policy: (500, 'testing')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Could you please test the driver currently in experimental
(260.19.something) and see if the problem persists?
Thanks.
Andreas
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