Author: Goswin Brederlow vim:ft=diff: Description: Also try /dev/vc/0, devfs support (BTS #148884) 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 */