In message <20050411001508.GP19879@gallia.cubidou.net>, Quentin Garnier writes:
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>On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 07:57:55PM -0400, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
>> I recently upgraded my laptop from a 20 February kernel to a 5 April=20
>> version.  I no longer hear beeps when I do, say, "echo ^G"; instead, I=20
>> hear a brief burst of static.  But sound card support is working; I can=
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>> play mp3s with no problem. =20
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>Quoting UPDATING:
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>20050325:
>        pcppi(4) was separated in two devices, adding attimer(4).  Be sure
>        to add a config line for an attimer(4) device in your kernel
>        configuration, or you won't be able to set the pitch of the beep
>        with wsconsctl.  Also, it is advised to attach both devices the
>        same way (i.e., both on isa or both on acpi) or the pcppi(4) device
>        may fail to find the attimer(4) one.
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I saw that and ignored it, since I'm not trying to set the pitch.  I'll 
give it a try.


		--Prof. Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb