Public bug reported: This is my first ever bug report, so bear with me if I make mistakes.
Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Release: 16.04 System bell (aka PC speaker beep) is not working upon installing Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus. The "beep" command has been installed and works, also "echo foo | wall" works. But "echo -e '\a'" and "printf '\a'" make no sound, nor does pressing the rubout or other keys in terminal and Gedit like it usually does. lsmod shows pcspkr is loaded ****Note**** The symptoms are exactly the same as in bug #486154 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-xenial/+bug/486154 Just for the record, rmmod and reloading the pcspkr module, unblacklisting it, trying in vain to turn up the volume, and all the other usual steps are no longer relevant at this point. We are way beyond that here. Something very, very elusive in this 16.04 distro is blocking the bell. I suspect something new in 16.04 runs after you login which nullifies the standard error beep. Pressing down at the end in Gedit and the terminal also used to make the beep, but something is telling it not to anymore. The PC speaker works of course, as the alternative beep command and "echo foo | wall" prove. Interestingly, Ubuntu can and does produce the system beep in two other instances: 1) Edit the grub menu at /etc/default /grub and remove the # hash at GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1" and you will get a beep when grub loads. 2) Press Backspace without entering your password at login, and you will get the error beep. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-image-4.4.0-28-generic 4.4.0-28.47 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-28.47-generic 4.4.13 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-28-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: dv430uuyn 1784 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: dv430uuyn 1784 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Jul 6 14:00:50 2016 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=e8206eff-651f-4207-b0a8-9c5a06959711 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-24 (12 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) IwConfig: enp2s0 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 430 ProcFB: 0 nouveaufb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-28-generic root=UUID=c3a8f971-548b-4666-b865-6bf917bef1c9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-28-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-28-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.157.2 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 01/13/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2.4.0 dmi.board.name: 054KM3 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A01 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.4.0:bd01/13/2011:svnDellInc.:pnVostro430:pvr00:rvnDellInc.:rn054KM3:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: Vostro 430 dmi.product.version: 00 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial ** Attachment added: "version.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1599599/+attachment/4696519/+files/version.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1599599 Title: System beep broken (again) in Xenial Xerus To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1599599/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
