Two thoughts:
#1 it sounds like a bug that the volume is defaulting all the way up.
#2 the Gnome volume control won't save/restore settings, but you can
script it pretty easily by using mixerctl with the -s and -r options
(which were added in b115 as well).
- Garrett
Roman Morokutti wrote:
> An update:
>
> I have started BE SXCE115 with this incredible noise. But
> by holding the laptop in my hand and balancing it so that the
> ugly screeching was minimized it was bearable.
>
> As it turned out the GNOME volume control had the selection to
> control the following device: (short steps explanation)
>
> 1. Right-click on the GNOME volume control
> 2. Select Preferences
>
> The device's name: 'Unknown Volume Control 1 (Sun Audio Mixer)'
>
> This is probably the default device at startup. That is maybe
> because I luupdate'ed my system. The problem with this device
> is that the playback volume is set to 100 % and the recording by
> microphone is also at 100 %. No wonder why there has been an
> acoustic feedback. The funny thing how ever is that the playback
> volume can't be altered. It always jumps back to 100 % when the slider
> gets released.
>
> Now I have changed the device to: 'audiohd#0 (OSS v4 Audio Mixer)'
> The volume can now be controlled. Hopefully the system knows about
> this setting when it starts the next time. Because one caveat of the
> previous releases was that volume control never ever remembered
> its previous value. So my fear is that the screeching starts again
> when I boot next time.
>
> One question left is how to set the default value for the GNOME volume
> control?
>
> -Roman
>
