Can't make motion do a simple beep (bel)

Question

Linux GP7-500 3.16.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 (2016-01-17) i686 GNU/Linux motion Version 3.2.12+git20140228

Fresh Debian 8 server without GUI, on old Pentium III 500 MHz, with 3 cameras. Runs great but I can not get it to beep "on_movie_start". I've tried from a script and from the tread*.conf files directly. '/bin/echo -ne "\007" > /dev/console' '/usr/bin/tput bel > /dev/console' 'printf "\a" > /dev/consloe' The script does work when run as root! Permissions on script set to: root:motion 770 I also tried adding 'motion' to group 'audio' without success. Any pointers would be appreciated!

Can't make motion do a simple beep (bel)

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Question

Linux GP7-500 3.16.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 (2016-01-17) i686 GNU/Linux motion Version 3.2.12+git20140228

Fresh Debian 8 server without GUI, on old Pentium III 500 MHz, with 3 cameras. Runs great but I can not get it to beep "on_movie_start". I've tried from a script and from the tread*.conf files directly. '/bin/echo -ne "\007" > /dev/console' '/usr/bin/tput bel > /dev/console' 'printf "\a" > /dev/consloe' The script does work when run as root! Permissions on script set to: root:motion 770 I also tried adding 'motion' to group 'audio' without success. Any pointers would be appreciated!

cat on_movie_start-cam1.sh 
#!/bin/bash
# on_movie_end-cam1.sh
# 2016-01-28

#PATH=/bin:/usr/bin
PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin

Output=$(date '+%b %e %_R:%S ') 
Output+="on_movie_start-cam1.sh "
Output+="BEEP?"
echo "$Output" >> /var/log/motion.log

# on_movie_start then beep.
# tried all of the following:
'/bin/echo -ne "\007" > /dev/console'
'/usr/bin/tput bel > /dev/console'
'printf "\a" > /dev/consloe'
exit

Environment

Motion version:	3.2.12+git20140228
ffmpeg version:
Libraries:	ffmpeg, mysql, postgresql
Server OS:	SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 (2016-01-17) i686 GNU/Linux

-- JonBaker - 29 Jan 2016

Answer

<verbatim>
cat on_movie_start-cam1.sh </verbatim> <pre>#!/bin/bash<br /># on_movie_end-cam1.sh<br /># 2016-01-28<br /><br />#PATH=/bin:/usr/bin<br />PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin<br /><br />Output=$(date '+%b %e %_R:%S ') <br />Output+="on_movie_start-cam1.sh "<br />Output+="BEEP?"<br />echo "$Output" &gt;&gt; /var/log/motion.log<br /><br /># on_movie_start then beep.<br />/bin/echo -ne "\007"<br />/usr/bin/tput bel &gt; /dev/console<br />exit<br /><br /><br /><br /></pre> <verbatim>
exit

...Directly in thread*.conf, tried all the above.
on_movie_start 'printf "\a" > /dev/console'

</verbatim>

Environment

Motion version:	3.2.12+git20140228
ffmpeg version:
Libraries:	ffmpeg, mysql, postgresql
Server OS:	SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 (2016-01-17) i686 GNU/Linux

-- JonBaker - 29 Jan 2016

Answer