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SimonT

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Registered: 2015-01-26

Posts: 18

[Solved] Loud pop in Firefox when using "find in page"

Hello!

On a new install of Arch I am getting a popping or clicking sound (like the volume going close to the maximum for an instant) when using the "find in page" function of Firefox (Ctrl+F). The click happens once the current search input doesn't match anything on the page.

I remember having this exact problem some years ago and finding a solution online but unfortunately I don't seem to have saved it. The problem was for the same computer, a Lenovo X1 Carbon (Gen 6). I used another distro for a while with the same computer and then this problem didn't exist, which makes me think it's Arch specific enough for me to post in the forums instead of trying to find help from the Firefox community.

Any ideas how I can troubleshoot this?

Last edited by SimonT (2020-05-15 20:33:05)

SimonT

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Registered: 2015-01-26

Posts: 18

Re: [Solved] Loud pop in Firefox when using "find in page"

And of course I find the old solution after just a few more minutes of searching.

Apparently, it isn't Arch specific. A Mint user had the exact same problem and solved it by blacklisting the pcspkr kernel module.

Temporary solution:

$rmmod pcspkr

Permanent solution:
Add "blacklist pcspkr" to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist .

See also: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ke … odprobe.d/.