Excerpts from Max Kellermann's message of Fri Apr 23 02:52:13 -0400 2010: > > On my card, hw:0,0 isn't the PCM channel, so this results in mpd > > fiddling a different volume knob than the one it's playing through. > > Commenting these lines back out, or replacing "hw:0,0" with > > "default", made it work. > > That used to be the default, but it caused so many headaches and > support nightmares, it was changed. In addition to actual problems, > dmix works only for the same uid, severely degrades the sound quality > and increases CPU usage. You're free to activate it if you wish.
What do you think about leaving the device at hw:0,0 as it is but allowing the mixer to be determined automatically (i.e. just comment out PCM in the config file I ship)? I agree about dmix but maybe that would be a good compromise. -- things change. [email protected] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
