Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:09:27 +0200 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@portaone.com> To: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> Cc: "David E. O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/amd64/amd64 bios.c src/sys/amd64/include/pc bios.h src/sys/conf files.amd64 src/sys/dev/fb vga.c src/sys/isa syscons_isa.c Message-ID: <4210F767.2020701@portaone.com> In-Reply-To: <4210F574.9050301@root.org> References: <200502140934.j1E9Yeq1095998@repoman.freebsd.org> <4210F288.3020107@portaone.com> <4210F574.9050301@root.org>
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Nate Lawson wrote: > Maxim Sobolev wrote: > >> David E. O'Brien wrote: >> >>> obrien 2005-02-14 09:34:40 UTC >>> >>> FreeBSD src repository >>> >>> Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_5) >>> sys/conf files.amd64 sys/dev/fb vga.c >>> sys/isa syscons_isa.c Added files: >>> (Branch: RELENG_5) >>> sys/amd64/amd64 bios.c sys/amd64/include/pc bios.h Log: >>> MFC: + Make syscons properly inherit the bios >>> capslock/shiftlock/etc state like >>> i386 does. Note that we cannot inherit the bios key repeat >>> rate because >>> that requires a bios call (which is impossible for us). >>> + Give syscons the ability to beep on amd64. >> >> >> >> Actually ability to beep is somewhat controversal ability in its >> current implementation, since there is no way to disable it and at >> least on some machines (i.e. my current and previous notebook) there >> is no way to mute speaker using mixer controls either. It is very >> annoying when the shell beeps loudly on file completion in the >> situations when silence is really necessary. > > > See kbdcontrol(1): > -b duration.pitch | belltype > Set the bell duration in milliseconds and pitch in hertz. If a > belltype argument is specified, it may be one of normal which > sets sound parameters back to normal values, off which disables > the bell entirely, or visual which sets the bell to visual mode, > i.e., flashes the screen instead. If belltype is preceded by > the > word quiet., the bell will not be rung when the ringing process > is in the background vty. Oh, great, thank you for the pointer. I overlooked it, since I always have been under impression that beep is controlled on per-tty basis (i.e. via vidcontrol(8)). -Maxim
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