[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2011-07-14 Thread Brad Figg
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[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2011-05-02 Thread stPavel
I have a similar bug, I think. Creative X-Fi Gamer. Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 (live CD) But I can not in any way regulate LFE and Center. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPzciT9E0Yg Did I chose the right topic? Can I somehow help in understanding the problem? -- You received this bug notification be

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2010-01-13 Thread Andy Whitcroft
** Tags added: karmic -- Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501034 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2010-01-10 Thread someNewb
i do apologize that i reply so late, but from what daniel t chen said i understood that this is not a bug in my soundcard but kind of unnatural behaviour of the pulseaudio sliders for 5.1 sound on all the soundcards -- Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501034 You

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-31 Thread David Henningsson
So let's sum up here. There is a bug in the driver for your (possibly integrated) soundcard that makes it output the wrong mixer sliders, or the right mixer sliders but the wrong names, and this confuses PulseAudio. You might be able to work around it at the PulseAudio level by modifying "mixer p

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-30 Thread someNewb
>Then what is the point of having a 'Master' control at all? Why not >just forget about Master and move the sliders yourself? how can you say such thing and why would you do this? the master is there- to control the global audio output so you wouldn't have to bother with the rest. on the beginnin

Re: [Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-30 Thread Daniel T Chen
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 8:42 PM, someNewb wrote: > your patch made the PA completely ignore the subwoofer mixer control, i > did not want this You cannot create a softvol for a single mixer control at runtime. You *have* to modify the kernel source code (alsa-kernel). > in the picture and posts

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-30 Thread someNewb
but it didn't work! :( your patch made the PA completely ignore the subwoofer mixer control, i did not want this in the picture and posts above i tried to explain that: when you move the global volume control slider it should adjust the volume of the subwoofer like it does, BUT it should not m

Re: [Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-30 Thread Daniel T Chen
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 7:53 PM, someNewb wrote: > so this effect is "wanted"? but why would i want this? i don't mean to > sound harsh but did you even read my posts? Of course I did. I'm telling you the way to work around it in PA. If you don't want PA adjusting that mixer control, you tell PA t

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-30 Thread someNewb
>> but this is stupid, because now even thought i move the subwoofer >> slider- the volume of it doesn't change at all > >You did just tell PA to ignore, i.e., not touch, the LFE mixer control... so this effect is "wanted"? but why would i want this? i don't mean to sound harsh but did you even re

Re: [Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-30 Thread Daniel T Chen
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 6:59 PM, someNewb wrote: > ok, if i understood correctly i was supposed to add > > [Element LFE] > volume = ignore > > right? I presume you placed it in the correct file (see the multichannel ones). > but this is stupid, because now even thought i move the subwoofer > slid

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-30 Thread someNewb
ok, if i understood correctly i was supposed to add [Element LFE] volume = ignore right? but this is stupid, because now even thought i move the subwoofer slider- the volume of it doesn't change at all -- Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501034 You received th

Re: [Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-30 Thread Daniel T Chen
You can't just apply the patch as-is. You need to modify it for the desired lfe (and other) mixer control(s). On Dec 30, 2009 3:31 PM, "someNewb" wrote: >> not all the people have accessible hardware volume controls you know > >Sorry, but what does this... .. if you can't access the hardware vol

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-30 Thread someNewb
don't mind the only rear speakers play part, i completely reset pulse audio settings and volume control and all the settings went do default.. but i better not move it all the way to the left again -- Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501034 You received this bug

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-30 Thread someNewb
>> not all the people have accessible hardware volume controls you know > >Sorry, but what does this have to do with your bug report? .. if you can't access the hardware volume control it means that you would hope to control the volume via software volume control.. that's the whole bug about, you

Re: [Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-30 Thread Daniel T Chen
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:38 PM, someNewb wrote: > in the way how it behaves now you can't control loudness of subwoofer at > all. because if you change subwoofer volume the volume of all the other > speakers changes too. Like I said before, add an Ignore stanza. If you need additional assistance

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-30 Thread someNewb
in the way how it behaves now you can't control loudness of subwoofer at all. because if you change subwoofer volume the volume of all the other speakers changes too. not all the people have accessible hardware volume controls you know -- Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound https://bugs.launchpad

Re: [Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-29 Thread Daniel T Chen
It isn't a bug that PA expects the driver to work across all analog playback switches. Just add a stanza to ignore the LFE switch. I've blogged instructions several months ago... On Dec 29, 2009 5:11 PM, "David Henningsson" wrote: I agree that it is a bug that the subwoofer moves along with the

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-29 Thread David Henningsson
I agree that it is a bug that the subwoofer moves along with the master. A workaround that should have been working would be to "load-module module-alsa-sink control=PCM" (which should make pulseaudio volume control all channels equally) and then use alsamixer to control the individual channels. I

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-29 Thread someNewb
thanks for the article, now i understand my mistake between percents and dBs and that my terminology of 'master' is not the same as in pulse audio this however doesn't solve the problem i still think that when i move the subwoofer slider it shouldn't move the global volume conrol slider too (and

Re: [Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-29 Thread Daniel T Chen
Please read http://pulseaudio.org/wiki/PulseAudioStoleMyVolumes -- Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501034 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.u

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-29 Thread someNewb
(do not get freaked out, i know that the volume bar is a screenshot from winxp. i took a screenshot from win xp because it's handled correctly there) -- Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501034 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-29 Thread someNewb
i know that i sound confusing, therefore i drew a picture explaining how the volume controls should work the picture is saved in attachment or can be accessed online: http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9944/howshoulditwork.png ** Attachment added: "a picture describing the correct state of volume h

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-29 Thread someNewb
in other words, the problem with termial `alsamixer` is that it has no master control that would act like real master the gui control at the top is almost correct, but it should leave the subwoofer slider alone -- Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501034 You rece

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-29 Thread someNewb
if i try to control volume bars at "alsamixer" the master control doesn't control the master... it slides front speakers only. subwoofer volume doesn't change so yes, the problem still persists. what we see as "master" in alsamixer termial utility is not master at all i don't know who did this bu

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-29 Thread David Henningsson
Okay. If you control the volume at ALSA level, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingSoundProblems/KarmicCaveats#Advanced%20mixer%20(volume%20control) - do you experience the same problem then? -- Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501034 You received this bug notif

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-29 Thread someNewb
thanks for the suggestions, but it did not help i tried configuring load-module module-alsa-sink control=PCM but it didn't help. the sound became all shuttery and weird and there is now no control bar for subwoofer at all. every other control disappeared and there is only left/right BTW, if i und

[Bug 501034] Re: Volume Control wrong for 5.1 sound

2009-12-28 Thread David Henningsson
Please try the solution at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingSoundProblems/KarmicCaveats#Volume%20range%20anomalies (2nd solution, load-module module-alsa-sink control=PCM). If it does not work; please report back and also do the "apport-collect 501034" terminal command to supply more information. T