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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Beep in serial mode
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From: Heiko Z. <he...@zu...> - 2010-09-27 19:34:07
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I added it to CVS. I didn't get a chance to validate it myself yet, so I hope this works. ;-) Heiko Quoting Dominic Raferd <dl...@ed...>: > I uploaded the revised /etc/init.d/beep (and diff file) to mantis, > with your fix > > Dominic > > On 27/09/2010 08:16, mailing dl2 wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I did test it and it seems that the line >> + if [ "`tty`" = "/dev/ttys/0" ]; then >> should be replaced by >> + if [ "`tty`" = "/dev/console" ]; then >> >> Thanks for this patch. >> >> Regards. >> >> 2010/9/26 Heiko Zuerker<he...@zu...>: >>> Could someone using a serial console try Dominic's patch? >>> >>> Heiko >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Dominic Raferd [mailto:dl...@ed...] >>>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 10:05 AM >>>> To: dev...@li... >>>> Subject: Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Beep in serial mode >>>> >>>> According to man beep at swoolley.org/*man*.cgi/*beep*: 'beep >>>> attempts to poke at the tty, which is how it beeps'. So yes it doesn't >>> use >>>> the bell character but it is still using tty. The serial console setup >>>> establishes 2 consoles: tty0 and ttyS0. In this case, a/c to >>>> http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/configure- >>>> kernel.html, >>>> 'kernel messages will appear on both the first virtual terminal and >>> the >>>> serial port, but messages from the init system and the system logger >>> will >>>> appear only on the first serial port'. >>>> >>>> My guess is that the output from the beep program, like that from the >>>> init system and the system logger, goes to ttyS0 and not to tty0. >>> There >>>> doesn't seem to be an option in beep to force it to go elsewhere, so >>>> maybe for serial consoles echo is the only way. >>>> >>>> I guess /etc/init.d/beep could be modified to use an echo sequence >>>> directed to /dev/tty0 instead of the beep sequences if `tty` is >>>> /dev/ttys/0? Something like: >>>> >>>> # diff -U 0 /etc/init.d/beep /opt/beep >>>> --- /etc/init.d/beep 1980-01-01 01:01:01.000000000 +0000 >>>> +++ /opt/beep 2010-09-24 16:01:20.000000000 +0100 >>>> @@ -51,0 +52,4 @@ >>>> + if [ "`tty`" = "/dev/ttys/0" ]; then >>>> + # force bell sound to tty0 i.e. local machine >>>> + for n in {4..1}; do echo -en "\a">/dev/tty0; >>>> sleep 0.$n; done >>>> + else >>>> @@ -58,0 +63 @@ >>>> + fi >>>> >>>> (untested in a serial console configuration) >>>> >>>> Dominic >>>> >>>> On 24/09/2010 15:35, Heiko Zuerker wrote: >>>>> The 'normal' DL beep doesn't use the bell character, the program >>>>> controls the PC speaker directly as far as I remember. >>>>> >>>>> Heiko >>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Dominic Raferd [mailto:dl...@ed...] >>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 9:29 AM >>>>>> To: dev...@li... >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Beep in serial mode >>>>>> >>>>>> Ok, I'm glad it worked then. It works for me too with>/dev/tty1, >>>>>> or >>>>>>> /dev/tty0. Does it work for you with /dev/tty0? >>>>>> I am trying to understand why the normal DL startup beep doesn't >>>> work >>>>>> for you. Googling 'man beep', there is a suggestion about chmod >>> 4755 >>>>>> beep which might help. >>>>>> >>>>>> Can anyone else using DL through serial console configured by >>>>> install-on- >>>>>> usb confirm that they don't hear startup beeps at the DL box? >>>>>> >>>>>> Dominic >>>>>> >>>>>> On 24/09/2010 14:56, mailing dl2 wrote: >>>>>>> In fact I was looking to hear the beep at the DL box, when you are >>>>> in >>>>>>> front of the computer and you are not sure if it has finished its >>>>> boot >>>>>>> process. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So your answer match my need. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2010/9/24 Dominic Raferd<dl...@ed...>: >>>>>>>> Sorry then maybe this isn't a solution for you. You might >>> check >>>>> the >>>>>>>> settings of your serial-connection client machine, maybe there is >>> a >>>>>>>> way to enable the bell sound. For instance Putty offers different >>>>>>>> actions upon receiving a bell via the terminal. Maybe your client >>>>> is >>>>>>>> just ignoring the bell character when it receives it (via ttyS0)? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 24/09/2010 13:58, mailing dl2 wrote: >>>>>>>>> Yes, when I redirect to tty1, I hear it on the DL box. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I will add a script at startup with : echo -e "\a"> >>> /dev/tty1 >>>>>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 2010/9/24 Dominic Raferd<dl...@ed...>: >>>>>>>>>> So echoing to tty1 do you hear it on your remote machine >>> (via >>>>>>>>>> serial >>>>>>>>>> connection) or just on the local (DL) machine? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 24/09/2010 12:51, mailing dl2 wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> I did the test and the result is: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> through serial port (ttyS0) I do not hear the beep through >>>>> console >>>>>>>>>>> port (tty1) I do hear the beep >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Regards. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 2010/9/24 Dominic Raferd<dl...@ed...>: >>>>>>>>>>>> I don't use serial mode but does it work if you echo a >>>>>>>>>>>> bell character (ASCII 07)? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> echo -e "\a" >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Or for several bells, not as distinctive as DL's normal >>>>> start-up >>>>>>>>>>>> beep but might be adequate for a start-up signal: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> for n in {3..7}; do echo -en "\a"; sleep 0.$((10-$n))s; done >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Dominic >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 24/09/2010 08:31, mailing dl2 wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> We use our DL boxes in serial mode (install-on-usb) as it is >>>>>>>>>>>>> easier to have serial acces than KVM access on remote sites. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The problem we face is that in serial mode, the beep at the >>>>> end >>>>>>>>>>>>> of the startup process are not working. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> At the startup it outputs this: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Starting beep system-up noises: >>>>>>>>>>>>> ioctl: Invalid argument >>>>>>>>>>>>> ioctl: Invalid argument >>>>>>>>>>>>> ioctl: Invalid argument >>>>>>>>>>>>> ioctl: Invalid argument >>>>>>>>>>>>> ioctl: Invalid argument >>>>>>>>>>>>> ioctl: Invalid argument >>>>>>>>>>>>> ioctl: Invalid argument >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> When I type "beep" through serial port (ttyS0) it outputs >>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>> error message and it does not beep. >>>>>>>>>>>>> And when I type "beep" through console (tty1) it outputs >>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>> error message but it does beep. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> It is realy usefull to hear the beep when you (or a non >>>>>>>>>>>>> technical >>>>>>>>>>>>> user) are in a technical without acces to a monitor. >>>>>>>>>>>>> We really miss it. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards. >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> -- >>>>> ------ >>>>>> Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North >>> America >>>>>> contest Create new apps& games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in >>>>>> U.S. and Canada >>>>>> $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in >>>>>> marketing Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and >>>> Publish >>>>>> to Ovi Store http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Devil-linux-discuss mailing list >>>>>> Dev...@li... >>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devil-linux-discuss >>>>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> -------- Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All >>> Innovators-North >>>>> America contest Create new apps& games for the Nokia N8 for >>>> consumers >>>>> in U.S. and Canada >>>>> $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in >>>>> marketing Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and >>>> Publish >>>>> to Ovi Store http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Devil-linux-discuss mailing list >>>>> Dev...@li... >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devil-linux-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> ------ >>>> Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start >>>> using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your >>> shift >>>> to cloud computing. >>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Devil-linux-discuss mailing list >>>> Dev...@li... >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devil-linux-discuss >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances >>> and start using them to simplify application deployment and >>> accelerate your shift to cloud computing. >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Devil-linux-discuss mailing list >>> Dev...@li... >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devil-linux-discuss >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances >> and start using them to simplify application deployment and >> accelerate your shift to cloud computing. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Devil-linux-discuss mailing list >> Dev...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devil-linux-discuss >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances > and start using them to simplify application deployment and > accelerate your shift to cloud computing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Devil-linux-discuss mailing list > Dev...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devil-linux-discuss > -- Regards Heiko Zuerker http://www.devil-linux.org ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. |
