[linux-audio-user] Saving Alsa Mixer Settings

[nigel henry]

Hi Dave. I'm glad that problem is sorted. Sorry I can't help with the lost 
modules prob. I use KDE 100% of the time, but it does do some strange things 
from time to time, but I suppose that's computers. lol. To post to KDE 
mailing list, go to. https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde . It doesn't 
seem to be a high volume list. I'm sending you my thoughts on the 
alsactl/kdemixer problem. It may be worth printing them off, if you are 
considering using other distros, as the same problem may arise. All the best. 
Nigel.

Thoughts on the Alsactl/KDEmixer problem

I may be wrong, and am happy to be corrected, but what would appear to be the 
scenario is this.  When you originally install Alsa, often the mixer has some 
items muted, and/or some controls set to zero. KDE if the "load volumes at 
login" is checked, stores these. You then set up Alsamixer, unmuting, and 
setting the controls as you want them. Bear in mind that KDE's mixer has got 
the original settings still. You shut down the machine, and alsactl remembers 
you're newly set up Alsamixer. You then boot you're machine up, and alsactl 
restores the settings to Alsamixer during the bootup. These are you're 
settings as you wanted them. But, and this is the big BUT. You now login to 
KDE, and KDE's mixer changes them to what was originally stored as default 
when you first installed Alsa. It is probably not a good idea that KDE has 
this "load volumes at login" checked as default, and does cause a lot of 
confusion as to why alsactl does not appear to be restoring Alsamixers 
settings. 







On Wednesday 31 Aug 2005 9:07 pm, Dave Price wrote:
> Nigel,
>
> Thank you.  Your suggestion to disable KDE/KMIX's restore setting was
> right on.  Turning that off let's me reboot, etc. with lots of sound.
>
> In a totally unrelated matter,  I have lost all of the Kcontrol Modules
> from my K-button menu, except for one to configure my nonexistent
> digital camera.  - Any thought on that one?
>
> Thanks.
>
> aloha,
> dave
>
>
> Hi Dave. I don't know if you've fixed it, but if not try the following.
> Later versions of KDE. 3.3, 3.4 have a menu bar on Kmix with a settings
> menu item.  If the menubar's not there, right click on Kmix, then show
> menubar.  Next.  Settings/config Kmix, and theres probably a checked box
> for "load volumes at startup" . Just uncheck the box. Earlier versions of
> KDE like on FC1 have the mixer config stuff in. Control centre/sound &
> multimedia/mixer. And the load volumes at setup checkbox is there. HTH