I agree but I do like having the option of turning it off at the kernel level. I would also think it'd be enabled by default especially since most people I know were used to having the pc speaker work without worrying about enabling it in the kernel. Glad I could be of help. ----- Original message ----- From: rhubarbpie at poetworld.net To: "Isaac Atilano" <aristophrenic at warpmail.net> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:13:28 -0600 Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Sound 101 question - Problem Solved Isaac Atilano wrote: >Did the sound come from the pc speaker? >If not, do you have it enabled in your kernel? >In my 2.6 kernel, I have the pc speaker driver compiled as a module. >The option is CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR=m >I had to make sure to set this when I upgraded from the 2.4 to the 2.6 >kernel. > > >----- Original message ----- >From: rhubarbpie at poetworld.net >To: "Scot Jenkins" <scotjenkins at gmail.com> >Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:41:22 -0600 >Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Sound 101 question > >Scot Jenkins wrote: > > > >>On 11/22/05, rhubarbpie at poetworld.net <rhubarbpie at poetworld.net> wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>Greetings, >>> >>>I'm running LFS compiled Linux with the 2.6.11.12 kernel. I've compiled >>>xmms and can play mp3 files, so my sound card works. >>> >>>However, I have no sound from either a command line or OpenOffice. For >>>instance, neither OpenOffice macros or "print \a" from a command line >>>will beep. This is probably someone quite basic. What should I check? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Is your PC speaker wired up? Does it beep during POST? >>'\a' should ring the "bell" (aka, PC speaker) not your soundcard. >> >>scot >> >> >> >> >> >I've compiled alsa and turned on the PC speaker in alsamixer. I get >sound with speaker-test. Is that what you mean? > > > > Bingo! I thank you kindly Isaac. The solution was simply to enable my PC speaker in the kernel: Input device support ---> [ ] Misc < > PC Speaker support (NEW) My speaker problem also occurred with the 2.6 kernel. Sound in Mandrake was suddenly non-existent. I never occurred to me that the speaker would be an option, and miscellaneous at that.