Hey there. I have a fix for your problem. Once you have the mixer setting you want, run the following as root: touch /etc/asound.conf /usr/sbin/alsactl store Now, whenever you want your old settings back, type: /usr/sbin/alsactl restore And, to make this automated, add the following lines to your /etc/modules.conf: post-install snd-mixer /usr/sbin/alsactl restore post-install snd-card-0 /usr/sbin/alsactl restore post-install snd-card-1 /usr/sbin/alsactl restore post-install snd-card-via686a /usr/sbin/alsactl restore Hope this helps! -- Asheesh. On Sun, 3 Dec 2000, Bill Piety wrote: > praedor wrote: > > > A quick reply to myself... > > I did manage to get sound working about 5 minutes after posting about > > my problem. The sound quality is pretty good and, so far, there is none > > of the cricket-like static I was experiencing with my AudioPCI. > > > > I do still wonder why a Mandrake-specific tool (sounddrake) wont interface > > and work with the "preferred" Mandrake soundsystem (alsa), however. > > > > praedor > > > > On Sunday 03 December 2000 04:17 pm, you wrote: > > > > [...] > > > I have removed my AudioPCI and enabled my ac97 builtin sound (AOpen AK72 > > > motherboard with a via chipset for an Athlon) I have downloaded, built, > > > and installed the latest alsa drivers, etc. I have loaded the proper > > > modules for it - after running "modprobe snd-card-via686a" I now have these > > [...] > > > I have unmuted everything in the alsamixer. Result: nothing. No sound. > > > The mic doesn't work either. Sound system is DOA. > > [...] > > > Here's one for the Mandrake developers: Why in the world is it that > > > Mandrake appears to be going to alsa yet sounddrake doesn't work for alsa? > > > You cannot setup your soundcard using sounddrake, a Mandrake-specific > > > config tool, if you are using alsa, the standard base Mandrake sound > > > system? It only works if you are using oss as your sound driver base. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. > > Congrats, Praedor. However, noone's responded to my problem of losing sound > settings and re-muting the mixers. The only workaround I've found so far is with > KDE, opening kmix & docking it in the panel. Sure hope some sound-guru is > pondering this issue. > -- By the yard, life is hard. By the inch, it's a cinch.
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