Re: [patch] input: Fix CLOCK_TICK_RATE usage ... [8/13]

David Woodhouse (dwmw2@infradead.org)
Thu, 19 Jun 2003 13:13:28 +0100


On Tue, 2003-06-17 at 23:48, Russell King wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 12:42:33AM +0200, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
> > an arch-dependent #define is needed. I don't care about the location
> > (timex.h indeed seems inappropriate, maybe the right location is
> > pcspkr.c ...), or the name, but something needs to be done so that the
> > beeps have the same sound the same on all archs.
>
> This may be something to aspire to, but I don't think its achievable
> given the nature of PC hardware. Some "PC speakers" are actually
> buzzers in some cases rather than real loudspeakers which give a
> squark rather than a beep.

They're not _that_ bad. Even on most recent hardware, mp3s played
through the PC speaker are relatively recognisable :)

-- 
dwmw2

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