Duncan Webb wrote:
> Dirk Meyer said the following, on 15/02/2008 14:57:
>> Ignacio Quezada wrote:
>>   
>>> Hi!,
>>>
>>> I've bought a new Microsoft's Remote MCE and I'm trying to control
>>> volume. I'm using alsa and not oss, but the plugin desactives when I
>>> open freevo. It says that /dev/mixer does not exist.
>>>     
> 
> You need the alsa oss modules loaded to the oss mixer device to be
> created. these modules:
> snd_pcm_oss, snd_mixer_oss
> 
If I used oss emulation, would be able to control the volume?
>>> Also, I tried to control MPlayer's volume, but something strange happen.
>>> I'm using IEC958 and I can't control it with any mixer. I tried
>>> alsamixer and I can't control the volume even with Master, just mute the
>>> IEC958.
>>>
>>> I'm lost. I'm trying to set softvol to mplayer and put a initial volume
>>> but does not work fine. An initial volume around 50% of 100% without
>>> external gain like softvol-max.
>>>
>>> What did you if you are using alsa ?
>>>     
>> If you use pass-thru for digital output you may not be able to control
>> the volume at all. It is just passed to the stereo. I have the same
>> setup and can not control the auto with Freevo. Does alsamixer work
>> for you?

Alsamixer does not work, only mute.
Now I'm using:
-softvol -softvol-max 200 -af volume=0.25

Maybe you can do some event cmdline to vol+/- if your alasmixer works.
>>   
> 
> IIRC some of the MCE remotes can be re-programmed so that certain
> buttons can be programmed for different codes, failing that you can use
> the irsend function of lirc to transmit IR commands to a device but the
> sensors have to be really near ~3cm.
> 
> Duncan

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