FreeBSD compile with VT / Newcons... can we disable the "bell" / "beep" hardware sound?

[Aleksandr Rybalko]

On Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:48:33 +0100
"Mike C." <miguelmclara at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 11 April 2014 08:30:36 WEST, Andreas Nilsson <andrnils at gmail.com> wrote:
> >On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Aleksandr Rybalko <ray at freebsd.org>
> >wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 11 Apr 2014 02:07:43 +0100
> >> Miguel Clara <miguelmclara at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hum... I've found this:
> >> >
> >>
> >http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-src-head/2013-December/054676.html
> >> >
> >> > Does this mean that it should actually be disabled by default?
> >>
> >> Hello Miguel,
> >>
> >> No, it's mean you can try with:
> >> kbdcontrol -b quiet
> >>
> >> Good luck!
> >>
> >
> >I also have annoying beeps with vt, but
> >
> >$ kbdcontrol -b quiet
> >kbdcontrol: argument to -b must be duration.pitch or
> >[quiet.]visual|normal|off
> >
> >However kbdcontrol -b quiet.off is accepted.
> >
> >Best regards
> >Andreas
> >
> 
> Good to know I was not alone :)
> 
> thanks both for the hint, had no idea I could do that.

Ohhh, sorry. I never use it, so forget how to do it in the right way :)

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> >
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:06 AM, Miguel Clara
> >> > <miguelmclara at gmail.com>wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > TTYs and even using the console in Xfce terminal
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:05 AM, Glen Barber <gjb at freebsd.org>
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 02:02:01AM +0100, Miguel Clara wrote:
> >> > >> > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 1:56 AM, Glen Barber <gjb at freebsd.org>
> >> > >> > wrote:
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 01:52:34AM +0100, Miguel Clara
> >wrote:
> >> > >> > > > WIth syscons this can be done with
> >> > >> > > >
> >> > >> > > >
> >> > >> > > > # sysctl hw.syscons.bell=0
> >> > >> > > >
> >> > >> > > > But after kernel is compiled with VT this systcl is of
> >> > >> > > > course not
> >> > >> > > possible
> >> > >> > > > anymore!
> >> > >> > > >
> >> > >> > > > Any alternative?
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > I have yet to hear any bell sounds with vt(4).
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > Can you clarify the problem, and where this happens?
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > When I for example use "TAB" to complete and there's more than
> >> > >> > one result... or none!
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Happens to me both in FreeBSD 11 current (HP Laptop) and with
> >10
> >> > >> > +VT
> >> > >> >
> >> > >>
> >> > >> SSH?  Serial console?  X?
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Glen
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >
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Thank you!

WBW
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Aleksandr Rybalko <ray at freebsd.org>