Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 01:46:39 +0100 From: "Jouke Witteveen" <j.witteveen@gmail.com> To: rick-freebsd@kiwi-computer.com Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mixer default values not restored Message-ID: <3993a4980801031646rc5e0dd6t8bd040879bc29c8@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080103192128.GA90170@keira.kiwi-computer.com> References: <3993a4980801020535h4ef4d3ebr461892baa4e39082@mail.gmail.com> <200801031837.m03IbBrd005387@fire.js.berklix.net> <20080103192128.GA90170@keira.kiwi-computer.com>
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On Jan 3, 2008 8:21 PM, Rick C. Petty <rick-freebsd@kiwi-computer.com> wrote:
> "Jouke Witteveen" wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm running FreeBSD 7.0 RC1 with the following in my kernel configuration:
> > ---
> > device sound
> > device snd_emu10kx
> > ---
> > My soundcard is a Soundblaster Live!
> >
> > In trying to make the rear-channel volume default to "100" I added the
> > following to my /boot/device.hints:
> > ---
> > hint.pcm.1.vol="100"
> > hint.pcm.1.pcm="100"
> > ---
> > This method is suggested on page 164 (section 7.2.4) of the Handbook.
> >
> > The problem is that these mixer levels do not apply:
> > ---
> > $ mixer -f /dev/mixer1
> > Mixer vol is currently set to 75:75
> > Mixer pcm is currently set to 75:75
> > ---
>
> My guess is that the kernel sets those values while booting, but when
> coming up multi-user, /etc/rc.d/mixer tries to reset them to the values at
> the last shutdown time. Why don't you just add an rc.d script which fires
> after mixer (by using a "# REQUIRE: mixer" line)??
>
> -- Rick C. Petty
>
The mixer script was not in use. I now use it ("mixer_enable="YES" in
rc.conf; thanks to a personal reply from John Nielsen) and it solves
my initial problem.
My guess is that either the hint does only work when pcm is compiled
as a module, or support for it is dropped. In any case I think the
Handbook should be updated.
- Jouke
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