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#1 2009-01-31 01:42:57

Raccoon1400
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blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

I modifided udev using option 3 here:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Spe … v#Option_3
which among other things disables blacklisting in rc.conf

so I have to blacklist in /etc/modprobe.conf

but, pcspkr still loads and I hate system beep so much.
other blacklisted modules don't load, it's just pcspkr.

here's rc.conf and modprobe.conf

root@duncan-arch duncan]#cat /etc/rc.conf
#
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
# USEDIRECTISA: use direct I/O requests instead of /dev/rtc for hwclock
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
LOCALE="en_US.utf8"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
USEDIRECTISA="yes"
TIMEZONE="Canada/Eastern"
KEYMAP="us"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
#
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
#
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=(bcm43xx b43 ssb) #deprecated
MODULES=(mii ndiswrapper b44 snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel acpi-cpufreq cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_powersave soundcore vboxdrv usblp fuse iwl3945)

# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
#
HOSTNAME="duncan-arch"

# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
#   - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
#   - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# 
# DHCP:     Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
eth0="dhcp"
wlan0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(eth0 wlan0)

# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
#   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
#gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
 
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up.  These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
#   - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
#   - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
#
# This now requires the netcfg package
#
#NETWORKS=(main)

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
#   - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
#   - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng dbus @cpufreq @hal @alsa @dhcdbd @networkmanager @crond @cups)
root@duncan-arch duncan]#
root@duncan-arch duncan]#cat /etc/modprobe.conf
#
# /etc/modprobe.conf (for v2.6 kernels)
#
install snd-via82xx-modem /bin/true # temporarily disabled by hsf - conflicts with hsfmc97via
install snd-intel8x0m /bin/true # temporarily disabled by hsf - conflicts with hsfmc97ich hsfmc97sis
install snd-atiixp-modem /bin/true # temporarily disabled by hsf - conflicts with hsfmc97ati
alias /dev/ttySHSF[0-9]* /dev/ttySHSF
alias /dev/modem /dev/ttySHSF
alias char-major-240 /dev/ttySHSF
alias char-major-240-* /dev/ttySHSF
options hsfserial serialmajor=240
alias char-major-242 hsfosspec
alias char-major-242-* hsfosspec
alias /dev/hsfdiag hsfosspec
alias /dev/hsfdiag* /dev/hsfdiag
alias char-major-243 /dev/hsfdiag
alias char-major-243-* /dev/hsfdiag
options hsfosspec dcpmajor=242 diagmajor=243
install /dev/ttySHSF /sbin/modprobe hsfpcibasic2; /sbin/modprobe hsfmc97ich; /sbin/modprobe hsfmc97via; /sbin/modprobe hsfmc97ali; /sbin/modprobe hsfmc97ati; /sbin/modprobe hsfmc97sis; [ -e /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra/hsfusbcd2.ko ] && /sbin/modprobe hsfusbcd2; /sbin/modprobe snd_hda_intel; /bin/true
alias symbol:cnxthwhda_probe hsfhda
alias symbol:cnxthwhda_resume hsfhda
alias symbol:cnxthwhda_suspend hsfhda
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist snd_pcsp

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#2 2009-01-31 02:46:05

Ranguvar
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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

Off the top of my head I don't know a solution, but I found a better one IMO a while back... I learned to love the system beep.

The default beep is indeed downright awful, but you can customize the length and pitch. Google for more info. My beep is now a short tweet that is pleasant and helpful smile You can probably customize what makes a system beep too (e.g. in bash, vim...)

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#3 2009-01-31 02:52:27

Raccoon1400
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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

I have a temporary solution.
After the  modules section in rc.sysinit, I added this line
rmmod pcspkr

however, since I'm tweaking boot times, this redundancy is the sort of thing I like to avoid. I'd rather it not load at all.


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#4 2009-01-31 04:03:28

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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

isn't pcspkr renamed to snd-pcsp? I blacklisted both to remove the beep

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#5 2009-01-31 04:14:04

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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

fulloffur wrote:

isn't pcspkr renamed to snd-pcsp? I blacklisted both to remove the beep

I had them both blacklisted too.
snd_pcsp at least blacklists without a fight now


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#6 2009-01-31 05:41:22

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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

how about adding "platform:pcspkr" to the blacklist?

Last edited by fulloffur (2009-01-31 05:46:22)

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#7 2009-02-01 02:51:31

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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

fulloffur wrote:

how about adding "platform:pcspkr" to the blacklist?

When I add that to modprobe.conf it just spits out bad line errors.


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#8 2009-02-01 02:53:35

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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

snd_pcsp and pcskr are indeed two different things.  the first attempts to use your pc-speaker as soundcard.  the latter gives you beeps.

i'm guessing the reason blacklisting isn't working is that a blacklisted module can still be loaded as a dependency of another module.

you could use the 'install' directive in a file under /etc/modprobe.d/.  for example, i just created '/etc/modprobe.d/boogabooga,' which contains the line:

install lrw /bin/echo "humptydump!"

so when i run 'modprobe lrw' i get:

humptydump!

and lrw is not loaded.

also, 'man true,' if only because the first sentence is hilarious.


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#9 2009-02-01 02:55:59

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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

kludge:
when I lsmod, pcspkr shows up, but it is not being used by anything.


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#10 2009-02-02 02:25:53

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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

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#11 2009-02-02 17:53:42

bt
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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

In the MODULES section of /etc/rc.conf I added:    !snd_pcsp
Seems to work fine.

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#12 2009-02-02 20:57:13

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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

bt wrote:

In the MODULES section of /etc/rc.conf I added:    !snd_pcsp
Seems to work fine.

That used to work, but because of a udev hack mentioned in the first post, I lost the ability to blacklist there.


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#13 2009-02-03 18:50:36

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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

Raccoon1400 wrote:

kludge:
when I lsmod, pcspkr shows up, but it is not being used by anything.

after doing, what...?


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#14 2009-02-07 20:02:19

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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

if blackisting in rc.conf doesn't work, I know of two ways to blacklist modules in modprobe.conf or in a file in /etc/modprobe.d/

blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
install pcspkr /bin/false
install snd_pcsp /bin/false

also you dont need to edit rc.sysinit for adding a rmmod command, this is what rc.local is for.

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#15 2010-01-01 23:39:10

Dima Smirnov
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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

You need adding

modprobe -r pcspkr

in rc.conf after section MODULES=(...)

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#16 2010-01-02 01:49:39

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Re: blacklist pcspkr after udev mods

If blacklist doesn't work in modprobe.conf then try giving an alias to the thing tongue

A lot like the procedure to disable ipv6, the other thing is to try a line like your install lines, so I would say something like

install pcspk  /bin/true
or
alias pcspk off

Never tried it though, I didn't mod anything in my arch install. Also I think that part is a lot faster now so you may want to give the default files a try.


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