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Stythys

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can't get rid of pc_spkr

so..I have this really super annoying and loud as heck beep that happens every time a start up/shut down, or backspace too far in the terminal

I've gotten rid of snd_pcsp as well as pcspkr but it's still there. what else do I need to blacklist x.x

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milomouse

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Re: can't get rid of pc_spkr

Well, I know for sure that putting: MODULES=(!pcspkr) in the rc.conf file works for me. But I also have: MODULES=(!soundcore !snd_hda_intel !pcspkr) for the sound related things. Also, since I'm using OSS instead of ALSA, I put:

options snd-pcsp index=2

in my /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf file and put the modprobe.conf file in my mkinitcpio.conf under the section FILES="/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf", and regenerated my kernel image. This works for me, anyway.. I think that's all I did.

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Stythys

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Re: can't get rid of pc_spkr

is there anyway I can at least make it quieter temporarily? x.x

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milomouse

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Re: can't get rid of pc_spkr

I'm not sure. If you're in console do something like:

setterm -blength 0

And also, if you have it and are in X.org, do:

xset -b

This will at least temporarily disable it, I believe. I usually put the setterm code in my .zshrc so it's sourced everytime I open a terminal like when I boot my computer since it's my default shell. You can add the same to .bashrc or .bash_profile, I'm not sure which.

Xyne

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Re: can't get rid of pc_spkr

I've gotten rid of snd_pcsp as well as pcspkr but it's still there. what else do I need to blacklist x.x

As in you've removed them from the modules array, or you've banged them out? (e.g. "!pcspkr")?

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Stythys

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Re: can't get rid of pc_spkr

rmmod?

milo- neither of those worked

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thisoldman

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Re: can't get rid of pc_spkr

You can try putting "set bell-style none" in '/etc/inputrc'.  Or perhaps try "set bell-style visible".

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3ner

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Re: can't get rid of pc_spkr

You should try to answer the questions from the people trying to help you. As Xyne stated, removing pcspkr from MODULES won't do it, blacklisting it with a "!" is a frequent way to keep the speaker quiet (works for me too).
Have you read the wiki page? If you tried everything stated there, tell us the results (i.e. what helps or which errors you get). That way you get better help, since if we don't know what exactly you have tried, the usual help you get is suggesting the standard ways described in the wiki.