diff --git a/etc/etc.amd64/rc.amd64 b/etc/etc.amd64/rc.amd64
index 17b4de18700..c25991c0cf4 100644
--- a/etc/etc.amd64/rc.amd64
+++ b/etc/etc.amd64/rc.amd64
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: rc.i386,v 1.22 1997/04/27 03:59:19 jkh Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.i386,v 1.23 1997/04/28 05:51:57 jkh Exp $
 #	Do i386 specific processing
 #
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if [ "X${ibcs2_enable}" = X"YES" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Start the Linux binary emulation if requested.
-if [ "X${linux_aout_enable}" = X"YES" ]; then
+if [ "X${linux_enable}" = X"YES" ]; then
 	echo -n ' linux';		linux > /dev/null 2>&1
 fi
 
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ if [ "X${keyrate}" != X"NO" ]; then
 	echo -n ' keyrate';	kbdcontrol <${kbddev} -r ${keyrate}
 fi
 
+# keybell
+if [ "X${keybell}" != X"NO" ]; then
+	echo -n ' keybell';	kbdcontrol <${kbddev} -b ${keybell}
+fi
+
 # bell style
 if [ "X${keybell}" != X"NO" ]; then
         echo -n ' keybell';     kbdcontrol <${kbddev} -b ${keybell}
diff --git a/etc/etc.i386/rc.i386 b/etc/etc.i386/rc.i386
index 17b4de18700..c25991c0cf4 100644
--- a/etc/etc.i386/rc.i386
+++ b/etc/etc.i386/rc.i386
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: rc.i386,v 1.22 1997/04/27 03:59:19 jkh Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.i386,v 1.23 1997/04/28 05:51:57 jkh Exp $
 #	Do i386 specific processing
 #
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if [ "X${ibcs2_enable}" = X"YES" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Start the Linux binary emulation if requested.
-if [ "X${linux_aout_enable}" = X"YES" ]; then
+if [ "X${linux_enable}" = X"YES" ]; then
 	echo -n ' linux';		linux > /dev/null 2>&1
 fi
 
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ if [ "X${keyrate}" != X"NO" ]; then
 	echo -n ' keyrate';	kbdcontrol <${kbddev} -r ${keyrate}
 fi
 
+# keybell
+if [ "X${keybell}" != X"NO" ]; then
+	echo -n ' keybell';	kbdcontrol <${kbddev} -b ${keybell}
+fi
+
 # bell style
 if [ "X${keybell}" != X"NO" ]; then
         echo -n ' keybell';     kbdcontrol <${kbddev} -b ${keybell}
diff --git a/etc/rc.conf b/etc/rc.conf
index 122aa19eed5..9461c699437 100644
--- a/etc/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/rc.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # This is rc.conf - a file full of useful variables that you can set 
 # to change the default startup behavior of your system.
 #
-#	$Id: rc.conf,v 1.2 1997/04/27 03:59:13 jkh Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.conf,v 1.3 1997/04/28 07:35:37 jkh Exp $
 
 ##############################################################
 ### Important initial Boot-time options  #####################
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ ipxrouted_flags=""		# Flags for IPX routing daemon.
 ##############################################################
 
 keymap=NO		# keymap in /usr/share/syscons/keymaps/* (or NO).
-keyrate=NO		# Keyboard rate to: slow, normal, fast (or NO).
+keyrate=NO		# keyboard rate to: slow, normal, fast (or NO).
+keybell=NO		# bell to duration.pitch or normal or visual (or NO).
 keychange=NO		# function keys default values (or NO).
 cursor=NO		# cursor type {normal|blink|destructive} (or NO).
 scrnmap=NO		# screen map in /usr/share/syscons/scrnmaps/* (or NO).
@@ -116,5 +117,5 @@ dumpdev=NO		# Device name to crashdump to (if enabled).
 check_quotas=NO		# Check quotas (or NO).
 accounting=NO		# Turn on process accounting (or NO).
 ibcs2_enable=NO		# Ibcs2 (SCO) emulation loaded at startup (or NO).
-linux_aout_enable=NO	# Linux a.out emulation loaded at startup (or NO).
+linux_enable=NO		# Linux emulation loaded at startup (or NO).
 rand_irqs="NO"		# Stir the entropy pool (or NO).