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PC Speaker / system beep not working on Mandriva 2009.1

Asked by martin in Linux Setup, Mandrake Linux, X-Windows Window Manager

Tags: linux, Mandriva 2009.1, system beep, internal speaker, terminal bell

I have just installed Mandriva 2009.1 on a couple of PCs and the PC speaker / system beep is not working.
When I run:
echo -e "\a"
in an xterm or konsole there is no beep.

lsmod shows that the pcspkr module is installed:
pcspkr                  2268  0

The speaker beeps on startup and shutdown.

"xset q" says:
bell percent:  100    bell pitch:  400    bell duration:  50

"xrdb -query" says:
XTerm*audibleBell:      true

kmixer has the PC Speaker volume at 100%

Clicking on the "test" button in:
System Settings -> Notification -> System bell
does produce a beep.

beep-1.2.2-9mdv2009.0 installed via urpmi does not work (even as root)
   -- it seems to be writing to /dev/tty0 instead of /dev/console
beep-1.2.2 compiled from source *does* work, but only when run as root
echo -e "\a" >/dev/console   works as non-root
echo -e "\a" > $tty          doesn't work

The machine is a Dell Dimension 4100, I have also reproduced the problem on a Dell Precision 380 using a live CD.

See: https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=53478

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