new-install

commit 58279c3c404fb205717b6e76cf7aa8040ed0ed3e
parent b6b82131281d41d25d4e8c8bbcc8c3431f1d3976
Author: Chris Bracken <chris@bracken.jp>
Date:   Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:09:29 -0700

FreeBSD: disable PC speaker bell in vt

For desktop/laptop usage, the incessant beep is annoying.

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diff --git a/freebsd_install.md b/freebsd_install.md
@@ -458,6 +458,13 @@ 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
@@ -480,6 +487,7 @@ If that doesn't work, edit `/boot/device.hints` to contain:
 
     hint.sdhci_pci.0.disabled="1"
 
+
 #### Bluetooth doesn't work
 
 Mostly from notes in FreeBSD [Bugzilla issue