> > Another point to keep in mind here, is that a lot of people are now > > using journaled filesystems, and may just turn off the computer > > without shutting down. You could say that they deserve what they > > get, but I'm not so sure. Imagine someone using alsamixer to change > > mixer settings. They quit alsamixer then turn off the machine. Are > > they wrong to expect the mixer settings to still be there on reboot? > > yes. the infromation will be lost. > > > After all, they "saved the settings" when they left alsamixer didn't > > they? > > no, the setting is on memory, thus not saved when you turn the power > off. he can run "alsactl store" manually (or write a equivalent > wrapper script for alsamixer) instead. > but this should not be standard, i think.
Too costly? Just to be clear: I know that the mixer information will be lost, I was just trying to point out that the current behaviour is not what people might reasonably expect. Ciao, Duncan. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: DEDICATED SERVERS only $89! Linux or FreeBSD, FREE setup, FAST network. Get your own server today at http://www.ServePath.com/indexfm.htm _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
