misc/74777: Bootup "beep" in 5.3 should be disabled by default
Carsten Zimmermann
cz-freebsd at aegisnet.biz
Mon Dec 6 07:30:18 PST 2004
>Number: 74777
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: Bootup "beep" in 5.3 should be disabled by default
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
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>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Dec 06 15:30:17 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Carsten Zimmermann
>Release: 5.3-RELEASE
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD celeborn.bbk.hh.aegisnet.de 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #0: Wed Nov 24 13:44:55 CET 2004 root at celeborn.bbk.hh.aegisnet.de:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/CELEBORN i386
>Description:
The 5.3-RELEASE CD installation comes with a somewhat annoying "beep" when the boot loader prompts. It has been discussed in -mobile (Msg-ID 41AD9D12.2020506 at hacksocke.de) and it seemed to be consensus to have this beep disabled by default.
>How-To-Repeat:
Reboot your 5.3-R ;)
>Fix:
The following patch is credit to Mark Diekhans:
--- sys/boot/i386/boot0/boot0.S.ORIG Thu Nov 18 08:20:08 2004
+++ sys/boot/i386/boot0/boot0.S Thu Nov 18 08:23:04 2004
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@
* Start of input loop. Beep and take note of time
*/
main.10: movb $ASCII_BEL,%al # Signal
+#if 0 /* MED: bell is annoying */
callw putchr # beep!
+#endif
xorb %ah,%ah # BIOS: Get
int $0x1a # system time
movw %dx,%di # Ticks when
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