--- beep.c.orig	2005-07-23 13:37:01.000000000 -0400
+++ beep.c	2005-07-23 14:00:55.000000000 -0400
@@ -218,22 +218,20 @@
   int i; /* loop counter */
 
   /* try to snag the console */
-  if((console_fd = open("/dev/console", O_WRONLY)) == -1) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Could not open /dev/console for writing.\n");
-    printf("\a");  /* Output the only beep we can, in an effort to fall back on usefulness */
-    perror("open");
-    exit(1);
-  }
+  console_fd = open("/dev/console", O_WRONLY);
   
   /* Beep */
   for (i = 0; i < parms.reps; i++) {                    /* start beep */
-    if(ioctl(console_fd, KIOCSOUND, (int)(CLOCK_TICK_RATE/parms.freq)) < 0) {
-      printf("\a");  /* Output the only beep we can, in an effort to fall back on usefulness */
-      perror("ioctl");
+    if (console_fd >= 0) {
+      ioctl(console_fd, KIOCSOUND, (int)(CLOCK_TICK_RATE/parms.freq));
+    } else {
+      printf("\a");  /* Output the fall back for usefulness we don't have to be suid to work at all */
+      fflush(stdout);
     }
     /* Look ma, I'm not ansi C compatible! */
     usleep(1000*parms.length);                          /* wait...    */
-    ioctl(console_fd, KIOCSOUND, 0);                    /* stop beep  */
+    if (console_fd >= 0) 
+       ioctl(console_fd, KIOCSOUND, 0);                 /* stop beep  */
     if(parms.end_delay || (i+1 < parms.reps))
        usleep(1000*parms.delay);                        /* wait...    */
   }                                                     /* repeat.    */