System Beep (pc speaker) and Poweredge 2900 front LCD display management

[Noah Dain]

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Ryan Langseth
<langseth at meridian-enviro.com> wrote:
> Jeff wrote:
>> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Fabrizio <fabrizio at bbwire.net> wrote:
>>> Hi to all!
>>>
>>> I have installed linux on a Dell Poweredge 2900 series, but, also if the
>>> module of pc_speaker are enabled in the bios, i can't hear nothing.

same here.

>>> The scope is to play 3 long beep when the backup on a hotplug usb disk are
>>> done.

Wanted to do the same thing here.

>>
>> Try http://www.linux.org/apps/AppId_2367.html. I have not tested this,
>> just found it with google.
>>
>>> This server has a pc_speaker or no?

I don't think it does.  I know they got rid of the beeper for PERC
controllers.  Maybe they did the same for the mainboard.

>>>
>>> If no, i can control the fron display?
>>>
>>> I use gentoo linux.
>>
>> With Dell OpenManage software you can control the LCD text, but I
>> don't know if that is available for gentoo.
>>
>
> you can also control it via ipmiutil / ipmitools
>
> ipmitool chassis identify 15
>
> will flash the LCD display for 15 seconds

cool!

>
>
> Ryan
>
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-noah