On 3/29/06, Pancho Horrillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > Mi G4 mac mini, following apple tradition, starts with a noisy "bong!". > This is a real nuissance for me; I've talked to him, but to no avail... > > Googling I found this app, for MacOS X: > http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~arcana/software.en.html > > but no MacOS X is installed in my mac, only etch. > > Next step is asking to them about how the app works (I got their email); > but I tought of asking here first, and maybe coordinate efforts, etc. > > Obvious stuff I tried: > . The bong sounds even if headphones are plugged. Through the internal > speaker, I mean. > . Tried to press [mute] key before pressing the power button, but this > is a usb happy hacking, not an ADB mac keyboard... > . Tried setting the volume to 0 before shutting down the beast. No > avail. > > Speakerectomy apart, do you know any way to disable this bong? Any > OpenFirmware variable that can be set? (I've looked for it, too, but no > luck either). >
I use the command nvsetvol from the package powerpc-utils on my ibook. "nvsetvol 0" will turn it off, but I like "nvsetvol 1". Regards, Bin > I tell you that this is troublesome for me: I live in an old building; > the walls are very thin..., and due to the (bad) architecture of the > building, the bong can be heard by, virtually, everyone. Specially at > night. I can hear clearly the conversations of at least three different > neighbours... > > Thank you, > > Pancho. > > -- > Pancho Horrillo > > To be conscious that > you are ignorant is a great step > to knowledge. > > Benjamin Disraeli > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
