[NTLUG:Discuss] Keyboard beeps with SuSE 9.1

[Steve Baker]

David I S Mandala wrote:
> Not to mention that keyboard input does not go through the display
> driver.

Yes - but the driver fields interrupts, it's concievable that it
might lock out the keyboard interrupt - which would result in
the keyboard input buffer filling up - which certainly generates
a 'beep' if you do it (for example) when the PC is in the early stages
of booting.

It's not beyond the realms of possibility...which is why it's a major
pain that the nVidia and ATI graphics drivers are closed-source.

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