Is there a way to disable the beep on Shut Down?

[Nigel Henry]

On Saturday 20 December 2008 19:57, Charlie Brune wrote:
> Whenever I select the "Shut Down" menu option to turn my laptop off, my
> laptop emits a loud beep.
>
> Is there a way to keep the beep from happening?  It's pretty loud and
> tends to wake up anyone near me who's sleeping.
>
> I've already gone to the "Sound Preferences" screen and de-selected the
> "Play Alerts and Sound Effects" option.  That doesn't stop this beep.
>
> Thanks,
> Charlie
> St. Louis, MO.

Hi Charlie.

Try adding the following line to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.

install pcspkr /bin/true

That should send the pcspkr module to never never land.

Try it, and please post back if it works.

Best wishes.

Nigel.