rarback@bnlux1.bnl.gov (harvey rarback) (06/14/91)
I am having a weird problem which is beginning to drive me nuts: my VAXstation beeps at me and I don't know why! Background: until today it was an occasional problem when my VAXstation 3100/76 keyboard would ring the keyboard bell, usually three beeps (like new mail arriving). As far as I could tell this was "unsolicited"--no new MAIL and no one PHONing. ACCOUNTing, ANALYZE/AUDIT, OPERATOR.LOG all showed no activity at the time. SHOW SYSTEM didn't show any unexpected processes. The warning bell, but not the margin bell on the DECterm is enabled. The beeps usually happen when there is no mouse or keyboard activity. Today the beeps have increased in frequency to one a minute or so and now usually occur one at a time, although earlier there were twenty or so in a row. Hardware: VS3100/76 with SPX, Sony monitor, standard LK201 keyboard. RZ24 internal disk, Wren VI and Python DAT drive in external SCSI chasis. VT1300 boots from the VS3100, although I think the beeps were there before the X terminal was installed. LN05 printer on VS printer port. The power up diagnostics were all passed the last time I checked. Software: VMS 5.4-1, Multinet, EWS client. Does the collective wisdom of the net have any suggestions about what I should try to fix this problem? ---- Harvey Rarback ESnet/SPAN: BNLWBC::RARBACK (44821::RARBACK) Medical Department Brookhaven National Lab Internet: rarback@bnlwbc.med.bnl.gov Upton, NY 11973 BITNET: RARBACK@BNL (516) 282-3758 UUCP: ...philabs!sbcs!bnlux0!rarback
jareed@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Judith Ann Reed) (06/17/91)
(Disclaimer: I am not a guru, nor an expert, so I may be wrong!) I have a vaxstation running decwindows, and have seen this kind of beeping. I suspect it is either msgs coming to your session manager window and not elsewhere (is it iconified when you hear the beeps?) or else operator msgs which are not being displayed, indicating system problems - frequency of beeps points to this. Check your error logs. Check operator log on system. If a satellite to a lavc, check vaxcluster manual for how to enable operator log on node. I ignore my beeps, assuming one of the above and keeping an eye on the boot node opcom and logs.