From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 10 16:19:45 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36C3D16A4CF; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 16:19:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from hak.cnd.mcgill.ca (hak.cnd.mcgill.ca [132.216.11.133]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7507A43D2D; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 16:19:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mat@hak.cnd.mcgill.ca) Received: from hak.cnd.mcgill.ca (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hak.cnd.mcgill.ca (8.12.9/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i2B0MgK0032700; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 19:22:42 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mat@hak.cnd.mcgill.ca) Received: (from mat@localhost) by hak.cnd.mcgill.ca (8.12.9/8.12.8/Submit) id i2B0Mg1g032699; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 19:22:42 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 19:22:42 -0500 From: Mathew Kanner To: John Baldwin Message-ID: <20040311002242.GD20090@cnd.mcgill.ca> References: <200403101329.59106.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20040310185750.GC20090@cnd.mcgill.ca> <200403101731.15772.jhb@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200403101731.15772.jhb@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Organization: I speak for myself, operating in Montreal, CANADA X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.62 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.62 (2004-01-11) on hak.cnd.mcgill.ca cc: current@FreeBSD.org cc: Mathew Kanner Subject: Re: /etc/rc.d/mixer script for review.. X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:19:45 -0000 On Mar 10, John Baldwin wrote: > On Wednesday 10 March 2004 01:57 pm, Mathew Kanner wrote: > > On Mar 10, John Baldwin wrote: > > > The default volume levels on my laptop (75:75) are rather loud when using > > > headphones, and I found myself constantly having to pop up a terminal > > > window to run mixer before listening to mp3's, etc. So, during a fit of > > > boredom, I wrote a simple mixer rc.d script that adjusts mixer values > > > based on an optional /etc/mixer.conf. It only works with /dev/mixer > > > though and doesn't support multiple sound cards, mostly because I > > > couldn't think of a sane but simple syntax for mixer.conf. The script > > > and a sample mixer.conf are below. I'm not sure where to send this for > > > review (moving the rc list to @FreeBSD.org would be helpful perhaps) so > > > I'm splatting it here. > > > > ports/sysutils/mixer > > Then why not stick that in the base system and convert it to rc.d? I seem to recall long debates about where it really belongs, etc, etc. I don't personally have an opinion on this issue and would be happy to have it included in a default install. If you move it, I will document it. --Mat -- sig machine broken