> Thank you for your reply Bodsda, > > Actually, I didn't think there was any need to make any guesses since "echo > -e" is exclusively a Linux command. Anyway, I had already spent some time > searching for an answerer and the answer given most often was to "modprobe > pcspkr". This didn't lead to a working beep. > > As I said previously, I'm was only curious and it's of little importance. > There are many methods, some more complex than others, to play sound files. > I found that the pygame library is the easiest to use. > > Thank you again for taking the time to answer. > > -- > Regards, > Phil >
Your on the right track, the other thing I've seen is pcspkr being blacklisted. Look in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf for a line like 'blacklist pcspkr' if it's there, remove it then modprobe or reboot and it should be working again. HTH, Bodsda _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
