I disabled the goddamn pcspkr by blacklisting it:

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# rmmod pcspkr
# echo "blacklist pcspkr" > /etc/modprobe.d/nobeep.conf

But KDE then did smth quite the opposite: pcspkr (or pcsp as KDE calls it) became the default! ALSA tried to use pcspkr as the default sound output! I removed the blacklist and voila it was back to normal:


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Just how the heck can I disable the pcspkr without messing with the audio setup?

(I'm, running Debian jessie, x64, KDE 4.11.3)

I've just placed 'rmmod ...' on each boot, without blacklisting it, and it works fine.

p.s. Were you able to change the default audio device in the settings?

ivan wrote:I've just placed 'rmmod ...' on each boot, without blacklisting it, and it works fine.

how does one do that?

ivan wrote:p.s. Were you able to change the default audio device in the settings?

no, i wasn't able to. that's why i removed the blacklist so KDE defaulted to the appropriate device. i don't think it's possible to set defaults using that audio setup gui. you can defer the device but that doesn't do anything.

On debian-based systems, you just need to put it in /etc/rc.local before the 'exit 0' command.

For others, I have no clue (iirc, opensuse has something like /etc/init.d/boot.local)

Does your system use Pulseaudio?

bcooksley wrote:Does your system use Pulseaudio?

ALSA i think but how do i find out for sure?

Pulseaudio is a sound server, which sits on top of ALSA and routes sound on a per application basis as needed.

You can check for it's presence by running "ps aux | grep -i pulse" and posting the results here. Many distributions now ship with Pulseaudio enabled by default.

bcooksley wrote:Pulseaudio is a sound server, which sits on top of ALSA and routes sound on a per application basis as needed.

You can check for it's presence by running "ps aux | grep -i pulse" and posting the results here. Many distributions now ship with Pulseaudio enabled by default.

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~$ ps aux | grep -i pulse
semko     4557  0.0  0.0  10352   888 pts/2    R+   12:32   0:00 grep -i pulse

Your system doesn't appear to be using Pulseaudio in that case. Which Phonon backend does your system use? You may also wish to ensure that the "System Bell" options in System Settings are disabled, as they could be triggering or attempting to access the PC speaker.