For the console setterm -blength 0 and for X xset b off turns the bell off. See also PCMCIA-HOWTO, and much more details in the [Research Paper: HAProxy] .:: roughstuffmedia.activeboard.com ::. .:: wifidb.science ::. .:: qh88citcom51.mypixieset.com ::. [MDN Docs: Assembly language] .:: docs.google.com ::. Visible-Bell-mini-Howto by Alessandro Rubini.