[mythtv-users] volume control from keyboard

[James Abernathy]

On 2/27/19 9:25 AM, Dan Wilga wrote:
> On 2/27/19 7:41 AM, James Abernathy wrote:
>>
>> On 2/25/19 4:46 PM, Yann Lehmann wrote:
>>> Le 25.02.19 à 16:57, James Abernathy a écrit :
>>>>
>>>> I've tried the  f9, f10, f11 buttons in mythfrontend and it show a 
>>>> status line with changes to volume settings, but no change in the 
>>>> volume occurs.  Any ideas how to fix this??
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have the same setup on my desktop computer. Only 2 channels with 2 
>>> speakers.
>>>
>>> AFAIK, you have to set the mixer device in the audio settings of the 
>>> frontend. You can choose between 'master' and 'pcm'. You will find 
>>> this setting by expanding 'Use internal volume controls' in the 
>>> audio settings of the frontend. Try both to find the right one.
>>
>>
>> Okay, I see the Internal Controls in the Audio settings of Frontend.  
>> PCM didn't work, but Master did.  So now F9, F10, F11 work for 
>> controlling volume.
>>
>> However, If I screw up and press the Dell Keyboard buttons for volume 
>> control it's locks up Mythfrontend. Any idea on how to fix this from 
>> happening? Could I assign whatever these keys do to nothing or f9, 
>> f10, f11?
> Are you sure it really locks up the frontend, or does it, perhaps, 
> switch focus to some other window? Sometimes these sorts of keys get 
> programmed to do things in other applications, and MFE loses focus. 
> You might try pressing Alt-Tab afterward (depending on your window 
> manager), to see if this is the case.


Okay, I tried this again and while F9, F10, F11 work for sound control 
in MFE, the Dell keyboard media keys freeze MFE. I tried Alt-Tab and it 
cycled around the open apps, but when I was on MFE I had a dialog that 
said MFE had quit responding and I could Force Quit or continue. Forcing 
Quit allowed it to restart in a few seconds.

I googled the media keys and how to disable them, but have not found 
those "fixes" to work.

So I can control the volume with F9-11, I'd worry that keyboard pressing 
could crash MFE??!!

Jim A