[mythtv-users] GNOME ALSA mixer keeps resetting itself afterrestart

[Joe Byrne]

I did the same thing.  This should be added to the FAQ and Jarod's
installation guide.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gabe" <gabe at mustbethemoney.com>
To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [mythtv-users] GNOME ALSA mixer keeps resetting itself
afterrestart


> I had this problem too, and I think what I did was first did the alsactl
> store command in root and then added "alsactl restore" in my rc.local file
>
> Good luck
>
>
> The ALSA driver is, oddly enough, set to mute by standard and resets
> itself everytime you restart. As far as I remember you can save the
> setting by using the command:
>   alsactl store
> and use the oposite
>   alsactl restore
> in order to restore the sound volumes. If you don't want to do this
> yourself everytime, you could make a small script containg:
> #!/bin/bash
>
> case "$1" in
>     start)
>           alsactl restore
>           ;;
>     stop)
>           alsactl store
>           ;;
>     *)
>        ;;
> esac
>
> Perhaps name it alsasound.sh, giving it chmod +x and adding it to your
> default runlevel for execution each time you start and halt your
computer...
> Note: alsactl has to been on your path.
> Note2: I havn't actually tested the script but it should work, it is not
> the most complicated one :-)
>
> Hopes this solves it for you...
>
> Claus
> Steve Dorsey wrote:
>
>
> >> Hello
> >>
> >>   Every time I restart the machine, I have to open the Alsa mixer and
> >> re-set the sliders and checkboxes. Is this a known issue and is there
> >> an easy way to fix it?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
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