On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 20:26, Thierry Vignaud wrote: > Adam Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Thierry Vignaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 7.06-23mdk > > > > > > - mandrake_firstime, sound/sound.init: move alsa unmute code from > > > mandrakefirst time to sound service. rationale: mandrake first time > > > is called way too early, before the sound module is loaded. so the > > > proper place really is while initialization sound. now oss & alsa are > > > defaulted to the same place. oss default to 80% and alsa to 66%. > > > > EXCELLENT! Thanks a lot, Thierry, this is a big move in the right > > direction. I hope it unmutes enough settings by default, though; > > master volume isn't enough, PCM must have the same thing done at the > > very list. > > Is this the case? > > - with alsa: > o all channels should be unmuted > o all channels levels should be set to 67% > - with oss: all channels levels were already set to 80% > > the initial volume to set on first boot is a sensible setting since > depending of what amplifier (if he as one...) & speakers or headphones > one has. > > also, we now will have about noisy sound because on some cards, > unmutting some channels make some noise.
Yeah, after reading this email that was my immediate reaction :). > but this can be easily cleared on first setting in any mixer ... > > > > btw tests & feedback would be greatly enjoyed in order to definitively > close that bug. I'll see if I can test it out on my systems (if necessary just by manually setting all channels to 66). I guess the only way to deal with this is a database of which channels to mute on which cards, ouch - that really ought to be something ALSA do themselves :\ -- adamw
