--- /dev/null
+Index: beep-1.2.2/beep.c
+===================================================================
+--- beep-1.2.2.orig/beep.c
++++ beep-1.2.2/beep.c
+@@ -239,10 +239,12 @@ void play_beep(beep_parms_t parms) {
+
+ /* try to snag the console */
+ if((console_fd = open("/dev/tty0", O_WRONLY)) == -1) {
+- fprintf(stderr, "Could not open /dev/tty0 for writing.\n");
+- printf("\a"); /* Output the only beep we can, in an effort to fall back on usefulness */
+- perror("open");
+- exit(1);
++ if((console_fd = open("/dev/vc/0", O_WRONLY)) == -1) {
++ fprintf(stderr, "Could not open /dev/tty0 or /dev/vc/0 for writing.\n");
++ printf("\a"); /* Output the only beep we can, in an effort to fall back on usefulness */
++ perror("open");
++ exit(1);
++ }
+ }
+
+ /* Beep */