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