Just try to figure out how to use pavucontrol. You are clearly using pulse audio, so it makes perfect sense to use it's native tool.
Picking up more and more obscure tools from the past will not make it easier. Also, if this is too hard, consider using mainstream distro such as Ubuntu for multimedia. It will probably make your life easier after some initial investment. Hope this helps, Tomas On Thu, Apr 30, 2020, 07:55 Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote: > What I need is the ability to select audio input (mic on/off) and output > (headphones, speaker) using either the command line or a gui (ncurses, gtk, > whatever). Consider me an old dog trying to learn new tricks. > > The following are packages on SBo. > > I just installed pnmixer ("GTK volume mixer applet that runs in the system > tray.") When I run it, it won't: > > $ pnmixer > error: /tmp/SBo/pnmixer-0.7.2/src/alsa.c: 'default': Can't get playback dB > range: Invalid argument > error: /tmp/SBo/pnmixer-0.7.2/src/alsa.c: 'default': Can't get playback dB > range: Invalid argument > error: /tmp/SBo/pnmixer-0.7.2/src/alsa.c: 'default': Can't get playback dB > range: Invalid argument > > So, that's not what I want. > > One possibility is ponymix. This is what it showed: > $ ponymix list > sink 6: alsa_output.pci-0000_0a_00.3.analog-stereo > HD-Audio Generic Analog Stereo > Avg. Volume: 100% > source 9: alsa_output.pci-0000_0a_00.3.analog-stereo.monitor > Monitor of HD-Audio Generic Analog Stereo > Avg. Volume: 100% > source-output 83: Peak detect > PulseAudio Volume Control > Avg. Volume: 100% > > However, I then installed apulse. When I tried running it nothing happens: > $ apulse > [rshepard@salmo ~]$ > > and now ponymix cannot find any devices: > > $ ponymix list > [apulse] [error] Z pa_operation_get_state operation is NULL > [apulse] [error] Z pa_operation_get_state operation is NULL > [apulse] [error] Z pa_operation_get_state operation is NULL > sink 0: default_sink_name > default and only sink > Avg. Volume: 0% > source 0: default_source_name > default_source_name > Avg. Volume: 0% > > Help! > > Please educate me in controlling audio input/output devices as I am done > digging myself deeper in the hole. > > Rich > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
