Bug#611425: nvidia-kernel-2.6.32-5-amd64: Installing nvidia driver silences bell

[Joe Riel]

On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:27:07 +0100
Andreas Beckmann <debian at abeckmann.de> wrote:

> reassign 611425 nvidia-graphics-drivers
> tags 611425 + upstream moreinfo
> thanks
> 
> On 2011-01-29 08:01, Joseph S. Riel wrote:
> > Package: nvidia-kernel-2.6.32-5-amd64
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > Installing the nvidia kernel module silences the bell that one
> > should hear when executing
> > 
> > echo -e "\a"
> > 
> > The bell sounds in a virtual terminal, but not in an xterm.
> > Purging nvidia (and restoring the nouveau driver) restores the bell.
> 
> Which driver version were you using? I assume this was 195.36.31 since
> you use testing exclusively:

That is correct.

> > -- System Information:
> > Debian Release: 6.0
> >   APT prefers testing
> >   APT policy: (500, 'testing')
> > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> 
> Could you please test the driver currently in experimental
> (260.19.something) and see if the problem persists?

I'll give it a try.


-- 
Joe Riel