From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 19 01:35:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F36E21065670 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:35:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kurt.buff@gmail.com) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.175]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C832F8FC14 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:35:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kurt.buff@gmail.com) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 24so997362wfg.7 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:35:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=YuyQSqrO4brv8pBwEBHrq20VlTKg4uhEQQAXrHbukUQ=; b=lBqiiAvviaTrgtQWi6sI5EaQmzIgzps3AD1TvnLw3KHyl2O38W2fD0dwvYiez9WH3S S0NIBlvf8hs27674038QQWwnUnd01CS5f9FEKiGuwdiARafK0RvKnd+SJW7eoJwiRkxF Z00hsHG+yuYl8kuCcC6YyenFCszt0PWp0cxuI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=Yno0jwygpvPynNY6AyH2yuGutNSNfkT5B0T0mkq4w2giQ98UaMdrLbj+caz9uNlQiP lqUXkXBHCZVAm8qZvzMG3D0nBfUoMw96htfCOnD0TcGfl4Pb3loYCOC3n/7ln8lh54WI K9Qt/Dkzw7CAttYk9lBdRfaS9pFUN+/RkEn80= Received: by 10.142.52.9 with SMTP id z9mr1070314wfz.233.1229650543992; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:35:43 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.142.101.7 with HTTP; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:35:43 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:35:43 -0800 From: "Kurt Buff" To: "Greg Barniskis" In-Reply-To: <494ADB2A.4070605@scls.lib.wi.us> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <494ADB2A.4070605@scls.lib.wi.us> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Firefox, or FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:35:45 -0000 On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Greg Barniskis wrote: > Kurt Buff wrote: >> >> I'm visiting various web sites, and having a stupid little issue which >> is really annoying. >> >> FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #4: Sun Dec 14 22:08:22 >> PST 2008 root@:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >> >> FireFox 3.04. >> >> For instance, if I go to http://www.wsj.com, among others, it's >> constantly beeping, as the little headline scroller at the top of the >> page updates. >> >> I can't find anywhere in the menu items, or in FF help, on how to turn >> the beeping off, and it's driving me nuts. >> >> Anyone have a hint for me? > > IIRC, a beeping Firefox results as a "feature" of compiling it with > debugging options enabled. > > A quick trip through the Way Back Machine: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-gnome/2006-March/013973.html > > No idea if your problem is the same but seems like a good place to poke. Nailed it! make deinstall, make reinstall, and it worked like a champ - no more beeping. Thanks ever so, Kurt