On Sun, 17 Sep 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I've recently come back to Mandrake after trying several other distros.
> I'm using 7.0 as I prefer the menu design over those in the newer
> release. I've found that Sound Mixer (in KDE) settings are reset back to
> default when I reboot the machine which is just a tad annoying. When
> merely restarting KDE my settings hold, but a full reboot generates the
> reset. Has anyone else found this to be the case or know of a
> configuration setting I need to tweak? Many thanks....
I've had the same problem, and while I haven't had a chance to try out this
solution yet, here is John Rye's reply to me the other day (thanks again, John!)
> > Also, theres one problem I've been having (though for the most part this
> > foray into Linux has been remarkably painless). Everytime I log into KDE, I
> > have to go to Kmix (the app that controls the volume levels), as every time I
> > open KDE, they've all reset themselves so all the sliders are at the bottom (in
> > other words, no volume. Can't listen to my new Wayne Krantz cd without
> > resetting them). How do I get it to save my settings?
> > Thanks!
>
> Add the command 'aumix -v xx' where xx is a number between 0 and 99
> to the end of your /etc/rc.d/rc.local - that will set the volume to
> a value you select at startup.
>
> I found that 30 to 40 was about right for me.
--
peace,
Rog
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