Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:32:07 +0100 From: "Christos Margiolis" <christos@FreeBSD.org> To: "Sean C. Farley" <scf@FreeBSD.org> Cc: <freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Muting only affects audio that is playing Message-ID: <DFICY1MMK3A4.YSKTYH83NUY4@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <33aa299e-2fef-6920-ba56-4307b3b34f8e@FreeBSD.org> References: <8028333b-f7c1-7992-1016-4194623fce38@FreeBSD.org> <DEUKE1MYMQJY.JDSTZX83BW19@FreeBSD.org> <598a46dd-3abc-2a72-3f58-a9ca16ab3bb0@FreeBSD.org> <DFE9SJR00WMV.6STGABH2CYSU@FreeBSD.org> <33aa299e-2fef-6920-ba56-4307b3b34f8e@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sat Jan 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM CET, Sean C. Farley wrote: > On Fri, 2 Jan 2026, Christos Margiolis wrote: >> That's odd indeed. What is the output of mixer(8) once the sound is >> unmuted? Does this happen with other audio devices (if you have any), or >> only with this one? > > If the mixer is in the muted state, then it remains that way even after > the sound is being output: > vol = 0.50:0.50 pbk mute > > Apparently, the issue is only with this card. I just enabled the > onboard audio device (ALC4080), and it does not exhibit the same > problem. This is probably why I wondered if this problem was new as I > had switched a few months ago to the sound card. I thought I had just > not run into it before now. But what this *not* a problem with the card in question at some point in the past? Or did it appear after some update? > uaudio0: <Generic USB Audio, class 239/2, rev 2.00/0.03, addr 1> on usbus0 > ugen0.2: <USB Audio ASUSTek Computer, Inc.> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (100mA) > > It is probably unrelated, but I did hear a hum just now from my speakers > although nothing was playing. Reseating the audio cables fixed it. > They are pretty old Altec Lansing speakers but still sound very nice. > > One more oddity but extremely rare. I have heard music from my speakers > when the power for the speakers was off. That was when I was using the > onboard sound. This sound more like a hardware issue, but I'm not entirely sure without more information, unfortunately. > Sean Christoshome | help
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