Was the alert the same sound you can hear in system->preferences->sound->sounds under "alert sound" ?
If so it means something was generating the alert sound every 5 seconds. That could be anything from a weirdly behaving program to a key stuck down on the keyboard. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Incomplete -- ubuntu intrepid -- crazy annoying system sound (not beep, but alert-like sound) over and over!!! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285404 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs