Scott wrote:
Francesco Bochicchio spake thusly on 03/07/2006 02:54 PM:
Il Tue, 07 Mar 2006 21:50:14 +0100, Felix Karpfen ha scritto:
I ran "alsaconf" on my recently-updated Debian 3.1r1.
It worked like a charm and ended with the following messages:
Running update-modules...
Loading driver...
Setting default volumes...
===============================================================================
Now ALSA is ready to use.
For adjustment of volumes, use your favorite mixer.
Have a lot of fun!
However when checking the output of a .wav file by running the "play"
command from a console, I get a deafening silence. "alsamixer" says the
the "playback master" is set at 74.
What have I missed? Prior to the update (when using the Sarge
pre-release) sound worked OK.
What about the PCM channel? By default with ALSA it is muted
and with 0 volume. You need to unmute and raise its volume
using alsamixer.
I've always wondered what genius thought that default setting was a
good idea......
It is indeed a good idea. It can prevent any non desired
sound/music/popup-msg to wreak havoc into your speakers, say, when you
load a livecd or something. Like owners of instrument amplifiers who
like to mute the volume prior to turning it off.
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