[Alsa-user] PCM volume doesn't change output level in a usefull range

2006-10-19 Thread xunile
Hello, I recently switched to ALSA 1.0.9 (mandriva 2006). Previously I used OSS with mandrake 9.0 I get this problem : PCM volume control doesn't change audio output level in its full range. I mean : -> with my ancient setup, PCM volume control was able to change output level from "no sound" (

Re: [Alsa-user] volume keeps resetting at play

2006-10-19 Thread sonicx
hello again, i still havent been able to fix the problem of the self-setting pcm_front channel. i have no idea where or how this happens. wasnt able to find anything logged about it, nor was i able to google a resolution or even find a hint in the soundcardlist. this is my soundcard: cat /proc/asou

Re: [Alsa-user] volume keeps resetting at play

2006-10-19 Thread Lee Revell
On Thu, 2006-10-19 at 19:47 +0100, sonicx wrote: > hello again, > i still havent been able to fix the problem of the self-setting > pcm_front channel. i have no idea where or how this happens. wasnt able > to find anything logged about it, nor was i able to google a resolution > or even find a hint

Re: [Alsa-user] volume keeps resetting at play

2006-10-19 Thread sonicx
i just noticed that if there is nothing playing and i start alsamixer first, the channel in question doesnt even appear. it appears everytime i hit play and seems to vanish as soon as i stop. jonas On Thu, 2006-10-19 at 13:48 -0400, Lee Revell wrote: > On Thu, 2006-10-19 at 19:47 +0100, so

Re: [Alsa-user] volume keeps resetting at play

2006-10-19 Thread sonicx
thanks for your reply. i tried xmms,rhytmbox,mplayer,xine... all the same. even aplay! i just give it a aplay without anything else, let it just play nothing , and it still happens. also, same thing with ossemulation and the meantioned apps. every system sound, every icq-beep, everything sets the v

Re: [Alsa-user] volume keeps resetting at play

2006-10-19 Thread sonicx
thanks for your reply. i tried xmms,rhytmbox,mplayer,xine... all the same. even aplay! i just give it a aplay without anything else, let it just play nothing , and it still happens. also, same thing with ossemulation and the meantioned apps. every system sound, every icq-beep, everything sets the v

[Alsa-user] Poorly supported HDA intel

2006-10-19 Thread Ricardo Cerqueira
Hi all; I'm having some trouble with the sound card on an Asus W5F laptop. When loading, dmesg says... hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC861, trying auto-probe from BIOS... This happens with 2.6.17, 2.6.18, and current hg tip. Now... The problem isn't that I don't have any sound; I do have sound..