Re: Suggestion for grub beep notification

[Nick F]

Hi Glenn, thanks for your answer. I edited /etc/default/grub and appended to the last line the command

play 60 440 4

When I do update-bootloader, it tells me 

+ /usr/sbin/grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

/etc/default/grub: line 50: play: command not found

I tried next to use the command: play "60 440 4" but I got the same error. 

I also tried moving the command GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1" to the last line of the grub script, but the beep comes up about 6 seconds before the menu is displayed.

Nicolae 

On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 7:07 AM Glenn Washburn <development@efficientek.com> wrote:

On Sat, 10 Sep 2022 16:41:21 +1000
Nick F <nfieraru@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I am using grub to book a dual OS computer. When I start/restart the
> computer, I want to be notified by a beep, so I can make the OS selection.
> I enabled the beep by uncommenting the line GRUB_INIT_TUNE in
> /etc/default/grub but the beep comes up a few seconds before the grub  menu
> is displayed. While this is not a big issue, is it possible to change some
> configuration so that the beep happens after the start menu is displayed?
> It doesn't make much sense to me to have a beep then look at the black
> screen for five seconds or more before I can make a selection.
>  I use OpenSuse Leap 15.4 in case it matters.

I've not tried this, but what might get you what you want it to use the
"play" command to create a tone. I think if you put it at the end of
the grub.cfg it'll happen after the menu is displayed.

Glenn