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:
>> 
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>>>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
>>
>> 
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>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.