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grbeep

grbeep(7d)							      Devices								grbeep(7d)

NAME

       grbeep -  Platform-dependent beep driver for SMBus-based hardware

SYNOPSIS

       beep@unit-address

DESCRIPTION

       The  grbeep  driver  generates  beeps  on platforms (including Sun Blade 100, 150, 1500, 2500) that use SMBbus-based registers and USB key-
       boards. When the KIOCCMD ioctl is issued to the USB keyboard module (see usbkbm(7M)) with command  KBD_CMD_BELL/KBD_CMD_NOBELL,	usbkbm(7M)
       passes the request to the grbeep driver to turn the beep on and off, respectively.

FILES

       /platform/sun4u/kernel/drv/sparcv9/grbeep

	    64-bit ELF kernel driver

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Architecture		     |SMBus-based SPARC 	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcarx.u		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       kbd(1), attributes(5), bbc_beep(7D), kb(7M), usbkbm(7M)

       Writing Device Drivers

DIAGNOSTICS

       None

SunOS 5.10							    18 Dec 2001 							grbeep(7d)

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