Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Turning off the obnouxious power-on sound

[Stefan M. <mo...@ir...>]

>> Everytime I power-on my Macbook Pro, it of course emits the usual "apple
>> jingle".  Is there a way I can turn it off?
> I'm the only Mac coder in an office full of Windows engineers, so they
> all know when I've arrived at work!
> You should know that that sound is the report that the Mac has passed
> its Power On Self Test.  If it fails there are various unpleasant
> noises that are played instead.  It's not just there for marketing
> purposes.

I'm somewhat annoyed by the beep produced by my PC, but I learned to
live with it.  The same may hold for my Macbook Pro, except that the
sound is more obnoxious.  There is obviously some way to change its
volume, but I can't find how to do that from GNU/Linux.


        Stefan