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Cannot get startup chime to work
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I guess I wished i’ve stayed out of Terminal. I have a feeling it is in conflict with the preference setting
Bumping this thread, because this minor thing is making me crazy. I have tried terminal, I have tried onyx (both restore defaults button, and activate start up sound) – and nothing will make my chime return.
Indeed: seems to have gone.
Obviously that chime was just a cheap gimmick for the 11.0 - 11.0.1 patch
to hook suckers for that kind of thing.
Obviously that chime was just a cheap gimmick for the 11.0 - 11.0.1 patch
to hook suckers for that kind of thing.
Now there's a funny thing. Having typed the message above I had to restart the machine via the Finder: and the chime sounded. So, I then turned the machine off completely, and then did a restart and did NOT get the chime. So I seem to be getting the chime with a 'soft' restart and not with a 'hard' restart.
I've tried both, no luck. I know it's a silly thing, but I always liked this sound, and briefly had it when Big Sur debuted, and I want it back. It's making me a little crazy, just because I've tried every conceivable method, and I know it's there.
Not that often, but still... Probably try to remember to restart every couple of days; always found it seems to keep things running well. Maybe placebo, who knows. Lately, trying more often just to check on that damn chime!