new-install

commit 3116f399234d338e5fade062d0b661a3295cc91a
parent b480bc7360a8be4116a6849cf93e5bf4609e5b2c
Author: Chris Bracken <chris@bracken.jp>
Date:   Mon,  4 May 2020 10:45:12 -0700

FreeBSD: add section on configuring audio

Adds recommendation to install alsa-utils for amixer, and moves the
section on disabling the PC speaker bell into the new section.

Diffstat:
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freebsd_install.md
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1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/freebsd_install.md b/freebsd_install.md
@@ -263,6 +263,20 @@ forward root's mail to a local user. To do so:
    sudo service sshd restart
    ```
 
+### Configure audio
+
+We'll want some mechanism for managing audio volume. The `alsa-utils`
+package includes `amixer` which does the trick:
+
+    sudo pkg install alsa-utils
+
+We may also want to disable the PC speaker and its annoying beep. Edit
+`/etc/sysctl.conf` and add the following:
+
+    # Disable the terminal bell.
+    kern.vt.enable_bell=0
+
+
 ### NVIDIA drivers
 
 For systems with an NVIDIA card, we'll install the drivers, configure them to
@@ -459,13 +473,6 @@ To force sync the time on the host:
     sudo ntpdate -v -b in.pool.ntp.org
 
 
-### The PC speaker bell is annoying
-
-To disable the PC speaker bell, edit `/etc/sysctl.conf` and add:
-
-    kern.vt.enable_bell=0
-
-
 ### Intel NUC6i3SYK-specific issues
 
 #### SD card reader doesn't work