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Questions tagged [beep-code]

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Beep program not able to open any device

I am running Debian Stable Linux which is otherwise working very well. I have installed beep package with command apt install beep. There were no errors. However, the command beep is not working. Following are the errors: $ beep beep: Error: Could…
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The boot buzzer produces infinite short beeps and the system never boots even though all other components appear to be working

I have this old motherboard, and I was trying to revive it, which I have achieved but for a short time, since the motherboard did not have a power button, so I put 2 cables that when making contact the pc turned on (you had to separate them quickly…
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Disable BIOS beeping

I have a Lenovo L480 20LS002YMX which suddenly complains when starting up: 0188: Invalid RFID Serialization Information Area. Press Esc to continue or F1 to enter Setup. According to numerous sites: Message: 0188: Invalid RFID Serialization…
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New pc issue - no display signal and 1 long 2 short beeps

At first, my hardware: Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1050Ti Low Profile RAM: 2 x 8 GB HYPERX HX432C16PB3A/8 PSU: Chieftec CSN-650C 650W SSD: ADATA SWORDFISH m.2 2280PCIe Gen3x4 Body: Aerocool Playa…
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Maximum number of beep repeats in the terminal?

What is the maximum number of beep repeats that we can pass to the -r flag in the terminal? I'm not seeing anything in the documentation at https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/jammy/en/man1/beep.1.html.
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System beep runs through desktop speakers, I want the motherboard beeper

I've decided to have some retro feeling and ordered a motherboard beeper. The one like this: I've connected the red wire to +5v pin on motherboard and the other one to a pin labeled as "speaker". It's working fine on bios startup and does one…
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How can I stop the laptop from beeping?

Every time I boot my laptop (Lenovo Ideapad 3 15ALC6), it beeps 4 times (two times in quick succession, it then waits about a second and then beeps another two times in quick succession) but still boots up successfully. In fact, I am using it to…
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How can you write to tty files

I want to use console API of beep to produce a tone because it has lower latency than the evdev API but doing so is not permitted in a graphical shell. Ctrl+Alt+F6 opens tty6 and after logging in I can run beep -e /dev/tty6 In the graphical shell,…
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GPU produces a 4-beep error code at boot, though not always

Short version When booting my computer, the GPU (NVidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition) emits 4 beeps (1 long, 3 short) and produces no video output. As far as I can tell, the rest of the booting sequence works correctly. I haven't identified the…
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Supermicro X10DAC 5 Beeps And No Video

I tried booting my Supermicro X10DAC board. It came with 2 CPU's already installed. The power LED is on and the SAS LED is blinking (both green). The first tone from the speaker is a melody. After a few seconds it then beeps 5 times. The manual says…
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Dell all-in-one beeping 8 times, how can I disable it?

I have a Dell Inspiron 24 all-in-one model 3455 series and the display on it is cracked. You can't see anything on it. Because of this, I want to use an external monitor, but Windows doesn't duplicate the display on boot, and instead extends them…
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Connecting 3-pin buzzer to 4 pin System warning speaker

I am trying to connect a three-pin Buzzer to my Motherboard system warning speaker pins to hear the beep codes. I connected the VCC to +5V and GND to GND on the motherboard. I am not sure if this is correct since I do not hear anything. The problem…
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backspace beep on Debian Sid on Latitude e5479

I've installed Debian Stable and then upgraded to Sid on a Latitude e5479. It has no desktop environment. The problem is the backspace beep does not work. It's an important feature of this installation as the user is blind and relies on that…
Marc Lytle
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Computer wont display anything after new ram is installed

After a couple years of having two ram sticks of different speeds (2400MHz and 2666MHz) I decided to buy a new ram stick of speed 2666MHz to replace the 2400. When I installed this ram, my computer will not display anything and outputs a beep code…
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Dell XPS 630i will not boot into bios and sounds beeps

I have a Dell XPS 603i which was my fathers. One day it just died and I have been trying to figure out why. A few things I have done/found is: both hard drives when connected to another computer are RAW. I know this isn’t good and the data seems…
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