From owner-freebsd-current Fri Jan 8 15:37:55 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA12133 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 15:37:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA12127 for ; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 15:37:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA00893; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 15:33:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199901082333.PAA00893@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Andy Farkas cc: Mike Smith , freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: beep, beep, beep! In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 09 Jan 1999 09:05:15 +1100." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 15:33:14 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > > > Thanks, but it would be much easier just to put > > > > echo ^G^G^G > > > > in boot.conf on the install floppy, and fix the video console driver to > > understand ^G > > > > I tried that, but... > > Problem #1: echo echos the command line = 6 beeps @echo ^G^G^G > Problem #2: No boot.conf = no beeps That's ideal to me. It's only there so the install floppy is minimally accessibility-aware. > Problem #3: too simple = no job :) Plenty more to do if you're interested. 8) -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message