[mythtv-users] alsactl restore and Jarod's guide

[Jason Mollman]

At 09:49 PM 03/21/2005, you wrote:
>Bill Smith wrote:
>
>>Tu Holmes wrote:
>>
>>>--- Tu Holmes <tu_holmes at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>--- Bill Smith <wsmithjr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Tu Holmes wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>--- Bill Smith <wsmithjr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I have just about everything working and have
>>>>>>>
>>>>been
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>using Myth for a few weeks. There are a few details I'm trying to
>>>>>>>
>>>>iron
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>out. First is getting the ALSA settings restored on boot. I followed
>>>>>>>Jarod's guide and a few other suggestions from more Linux savvy friends,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>but
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>the only method that seems to work is to manually run
>>>>>>>"/usr/sbin/alsactl restore" after a reboot. Am I missing something? 
>>>>>>>I'm running
>>>>>>>
>>>>Myth
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>0.17 on FC 3 w/ 2.6.10-1.770 kernel.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>And yes, I RTFM.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>-Bill
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Just put it in /etc/rc.local so it gets run at
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>bootup.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>-Tu
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>It's there now, but it doesn't work. Hence the
>>>>>post...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Odd, try running it out of
>>>>/home/mythtv/.kde/Autostart/myth-load.sh (which
>>>>Jarod's guide has you create).
>>>>
>>>>-Tu
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>You know, in reflection, I think I had an issue as
>>>well... Try to chmod 777 /etc/asound.state, and then
>>>give it a go.
>>>
>>>In running it out of the myth-load.sh, I think that's
>>>what I did... not really secure, but hey, it's a sound
>>>file ya' know?
>>>
>>>-Tu
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>I have it in /home/mythtv/.kde/Autostart/myth-load.sh. I will try the 
>>chmod 777 and see what it does. I'll have to test later as it's recording now.
>>
>>Thanks all for your help for a noob, the community is what makes OSS great.
>>
>>-Bill
>Changing the permissions didn't seem to help... Any other ideas?
>
>-Bill
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I never could get alsactl to restore my settings but this might help if you 
are using KDE.

Launch Kmix and set everything up as you like. Then minimize it. Then log 
out of KDE, which will cause KDE to remember your settings, and log back in.

Worked for me.

J