On 8/29/23 12:46, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote:
gene heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote:
On 8/28/23 12:20, zithro wrote:
On 28 Aug 2023 09:29, gene heskett wrote:
Greetings;
odd request:
Yeah, almost unreal ^^
Somewhere, for some unk reason, there is a sound file file that
plays at max volume, usually around 2 AM or slightly later, that
is very similar to the 40 yo doorbell in this house. A bing-bong
sound that differs from the real doorbell by maybe 5hz in pitch.
Wakes me up, spoiling a good nights sleep, maybe a dozen times a
year an apparently random dates.
Have you checked all the cron files and the systemd timers ?
cron yes, systemd timers no, don't know how.
To aid in finding it, what extension might that file be carrying
to indicate its a .snd fle, which according to grep on ls -lR's
output, does not exist in the thousands of files under hundreds of
random names.
The keyword above is extension, the find/grep tools seem to find a
match anywhere in a filename. getting a thousand hits, none of which
are the last 4 chars of a name.
RTFM? Or Larry's email :) And look for all the 'extensions' people have
mentioned.
What if you didn't use an extension when you created the audio
file ?
This file that sounds exactly like my doorbell has existed on my
24/7/365.25 on main system for at least 20 years. I'd like to A.
find it, B. find what condition uses it, fix the condition, or
even delete it.
Maybe find the script(s) where you use this sound ?
I mean to find HOW you played this sound, ie. with which
application. With ALSA, you could have used "aplay FILE.wav", but
you could also have used xmms, audacity, VLC, mpv, etc.
Its usually in the middle of the night, waking me up because it is as
loud as the real door bell would be. Last Saturday was unusual as it
sounded off at 2:06 and 6:58 EDT. Never occurred while I'm sitting
here. Most of the noises it makes are 30 db quieter.
So don't try to find it when it happens. Just make a note of the exact
time and look in the morning after breakfast and coffee!
.
Now there's an idea. With macular degeneration setting in, night time is
not an ideal time to search a hi res screen for me.
Thanks
Cheers, Gene Heskett.
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