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    What the Beep?

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    • N
      NOYB
      last edited by

      Making no other changes …
      Boot up the old 2.1.5 and beep volume is loud as before.
      Boot up the new 2.2 and beep volume is faint (barely audible).

      System volume control (Fn keys) have no effect with either 2.1.5 nor 2.2.

      DELL Inspiron 5100

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      • C
        Cletus
        last edited by

        Try this command in the shell:

        
        sysctl hw.snd.vpc_0db=1
        
        
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        • N
          NOYB
          last edited by

          @Cletus:

          Try this command in the shell:

          
          sysctl hw.snd.vpc_0db=1
          
          

          Currently set at 45.
          Change to 1 makes no difference.

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            doktornotor Banned
            last edited by

            Why would you decrease it to make it louder?  :o

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            • C
              Cletus
              last edited by

              @doktornotor:

              Why would you decrease it to make it louder?  :o

              Dunno but some guy on Google said it, and everything that is on the internet is true… :P

              I also tried:```
              sysctl hw.syscons.bell=*

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                doktornotor Banned
                last edited by

                hw.syscons.bell is a boolean (0/1 off/on).

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  The beep command operates at a lower level than the snd device. It drives the buzzer directly. I don't think hw.snd will have any effect here.

                  Steve

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                  • jimpJ
                    jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                    last edited by

                    It could be due to the difference between the old console (syscons) and VT in some setups.

                    At least on my APU the sound doesn't seem to be any quieter.

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                    • jimpJ
                      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                      last edited by

                      Though we set kern.vty=sc so it should be using syscons not vt, so perhaps not.

                      Still could be related.

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                        NOYB
                        last edited by

                        Where is kern.vty=sc setting?  Couldn't find it.

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                        • jimpJ
                          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                          last edited by

                          It's apparently the default for us and not explicitly set

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