gmix audio level problems
I'm having some strange behaviour with my mixer settings. I'm using gmix under gnome, and have it set to restore mixer settings on startup. This doesn't work - all sound levels are still set to zero. So I added gmix -i to my startup items, and now when I log in, I get an error message saying that either there is no mixer device or I don't have permission to access the mixer device, but I am a member of the audio group. After I've logged in though, I can open gmix and it sets all my levels properly. Looking at my logs, whenever I open gmix (either manually or upon startup, I get the errors Can't locate module sound-slot-1 and Can't locate module sound-service-1-0. As I understand it, these would refer to a second sound card, which I don't have. I suspect that why gmix has trouble setting my levels by itself is that it is looking for this non-existant card. Why would it be doing this? I've never tried to set up a second card. /etc/modules.conf has no reference to more sound devices. Any suggestions? I'm running kernel 2.4.9. My sound card is an es1371, which is compiled into the kernel (not a module). I'm using gmix version 1.2.3 (debian unstable). My sound all works fine, I just have to manually open gmix every time to get my levels set properly! TIA Craig -- Craig Holyoak [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.uq.net.au/craigh/
Re: gmix audio level problems
On Sunday Sep 09 12:13 Craig Holyoak wrote: ** I'm having some strange behaviour with my mixer settings. I'm using gmix ** under gnome, and have it set to restore mixer settings on startup. This ** doesn't work - all sound levels are still set to zero. So I added gmix ** -i to my startup items, and now when I log in, I get an error message ** saying that either there is no mixer device or I don't have permission ** to access the mixer device, but I am a member of the audio group. After ** I've logged in though, I can open gmix and it sets all my levels ** properly. I had a very similar problem. The reason of this two problems could be the same. I also couln't start gmix and get the error message either i have no permission or there is no /dev/mixer. In my example it was Gnome that was not set right for gmix. After i anabled sound server startup and sound events in Gnome control center. I could use gmix without this error message. In your case i think the sound server of Gnome is not running in this time while you use gmix- i as startup item. You should start gmix -i after the sound server has started. Why your gmix don't remember his settings is a riddle for my. Gmix should do this if set in properties. My gmix does this. Timo -- Wer Käse mag, der futtert auch Füsse! :-)
