[linux-audio-dev] Why alsamixer starts with all thevolumessettings in 0?

[Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez Meyer]

El vie, 01-07-2005 a las 13:02, Frank Barknecht escribió:
> Hallo,
> Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez Meyer hat gesagt: // Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez Meyer wrote:
> 
> > Hi everyone! I was just wondering why alsamixer starts with all volume
> > settings in cero. 
> 
> To avoid broken loudspeakers.
> 
> > Also, it is possible to, at least, lstart with the main volume and
> > pcm/wav just a little bit raised? I think this would help when
> > configuring alsa, specially for newbies. 
> 
> One of your start scripts, notmally /etc/init.d/alsa or
> /etc/init.d/alsasound, should contain a call to alsactl, which stores
> mixer settings on shutdown and recalls them on reboot. What
> distribution are you on? 

Debian. But my concern was just because a guy in our Lug asked why the
wasn't no sound if he had just recompiled the kernel... (he was using
oss, and now switched to alsa). 

Well, thank you both!

Cheers, Damian.-

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