This is the second time in some 3 years that I have gone to alsa from
oss. Originally, on a Redhat 5.0 system, I had problems like you mention.
As I recall, what I ended up doing was adding the appropriate "amixer"
lines to my rc.local file so that all the proper/desired amixer settings
would be set at startup.
This entails a series of lines in rc.local (example):
/usr/bin/amixer set Master 60 unmute
/usr/bin/amixer set PCM 15 unmute
/usr/bin/amixer set MIC 15 unmute
etc, etc, for each pertinent amixer setting. This is ugly, even clumsy,
but it does work. Unless someone offers a better idea, you can try it.
I so rarely reboot my system, it is up 24/7 90+% of the time, that I
haven't done this yet...and I only just got my sound working again.
I suppose the first time I have to go thru the amixer setting sequence
again I will be adding the lines to rc.local again.
Another thing to try: after setting everything with amixer (as root) you
could save the settings with alsactl ("alsactl store card1" for instance) and
then change the attributes of your /etc/alsa.conf file to immutable ("chattr
+i /etc/alsa.conf"). You will not then be able to change the settings even
as root without first removing the immutable attribute. This will make the
file untouchable during subsequent restarts (and should eliminate a need
to add lines to rc.local).
praedor
On Sunday 03 December 2000 07:55 pm, you wrote:
> > praedor wrote:
> > A quick reply to myself...
> > I did manage to get sound working about 5 minutes after posting about
> > my problem. The sound quality is pretty good and, so far, there is none
> > of the cricket-like static I was experiencing with my AudioPCI.
> >
> > I do still wonder why a Mandrake-specific tool (sounddrake) wont
> > interface and work with the "preferred" Mandrake soundsystem (alsa),
> > however.
> >
> > praedor
> >
> > On Sunday 03 December 2000 04:17 pm, you wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > I have removed my AudioPCI and enabled my ac97 builtin sound (AOpen
> > > AK72 motherboard with a via chipset for an Athlon) I have downloaded,
> > > built, and installed the latest alsa drivers, etc. I have loaded the
> > > proper modules for it - after running "modprobe snd-card-via686a" I now
> > > have these
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > I have unmuted everything in the alsamixer. Result: nothing. No
> > > sound. The mic doesn't work either. Sound system is DOA.
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > Here's one for the Mandrake developers: Why in the world is it that
> > > Mandrake appears to be going to alsa yet sounddrake doesn't work for
> > > alsa? You cannot setup your soundcard using sounddrake, a
> > > Mandrake-specific config tool, if you are using alsa, the standard base
> > > Mandrake sound system? It only works if you are using oss as your
> > > sound driver base.
> >
> >
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> Congrats, Praedor. However, noone's responded to my problem of losing sound
> settings and re-muting the mixers. The only workaround I've found so far is
> with KDE, opening kmix & docking it in the panel. Sure hope some sound-guru
> is pondering this issue.
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