Re: volumecontrol does not work on 5.2

From: Melvyn Sopacua (freebsd-questions_at_webteckies.org)
Date: 02/02/04

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    On Monday 02 February 2004 07:34, Sebastian Kutsch wrote:
    > On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 00:39:27 +0100
    >
    > Melvyn Sopacua <freebsd-questions@webteckies.org> wrote:
    > > On Sunday 01 February 2004 21:59, Sebastian Kutsch wrote:
    > > > On Sun, 1 Feb 2004 20:49:11 +0100
    > > >
    > > > Melvyn Sopacua <freebsd-questions@webteckies.org> wrote:
    > > > > On Sunday 01 February 2004 16:17, Sebastian Kutsch wrote:
    > > > > > I have a onboard soundcard with a sis 7012 soundchipset.
    > > > > > I have compiled the kernel with the pcm device-driver and the
    > > > > > chipset gets recogniced as you can see at the dmesg output:
    > > > > >
    > > > > > pcm0: <SiS 7012> port 0xd800-0xd87f,0xdc00-0xdcff irq 18 at
    > > > > > device 2.7 on pci0
    > > > > > pcm0: <C-Media Electronics CMI9739 AC97 Codec>
    > > > > >
    > > > > > I get sound but can't control the volume. I can turn the volume
    > > > > > off or on, but that all I can do.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Has anyone an Idea what the problem is?
    > > > >
    > > > > What is the output of the mixer command without any arguments?
    > > >
    > > > I have got all mixer-devices and they have the standard values.

    [cut defaults]

    > > These values are very device dependant. For instance, mixer vol does
    > > nothing if I plugin the headphone on this laptop, I should use mixer
    > > ogain for the headphone. ogain, vol, speaker are all output volume
    > > controllers and pcm is for volume control for the input stream,
    > > generated by the computer. So try ogain and speaker and see if they
    > > work for you.
    >
    > My problem is that none but pcm does anything. With the following mixer
    > values I have the max. volume I can get. setting "mixer pcm" to 0 would
    > turn the volum off.

    I googled some - seems like the card has some oddities:
    <http://www.mail-archive.com/alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg10573.html>
    <http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-dev/2003-December/016309.html>

    And even one freebsd specific (unanswered):
    <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2003-September/010976.html>

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    Melvyn
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