From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 27 17:01:35 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 C731D16A4CE for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:01:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail-gw0.york.ac.uk (mail-gw0.york.ac.uk [144.32.128.245]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E1BA43D46 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:01:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk) Received: from buffy.york.ac.uk (buffy.york.ac.uk [144.32.226.160]) by mail-gw0.york.ac.uk (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i8RH1VN5022664; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:01:31 +0100 (BST) Received: from buffy.york.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by buffy.york.ac.uk (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id i8RH1SiY004756; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:01:28 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk) Received: (from ga9@localhost) by buffy.york.ac.uk (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i8RH1SbT004755; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:01:28 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: buffy.york.ac.uk: ga9 set sender to gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk using -f From: Gavin Atkinson To: Ryan Freeman In-Reply-To: <20040927163418.GA55588@slipgate.org> References: <20040927065752.19038.qmail@new.transactionware.com> <200409271724.33417.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <20040927.101016.116855223.imp@bsdimp.com> <20040927163418.GA55588@slipgate.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1096304488.3329.50.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:01:28 +0100 X-York-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-York-MailScanner-From: gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk cc: FreeBSD Mailing List cc: "M. Warner Losh" Subject: Re: Low volume sound on Dell Precision 530 (snd_ich) 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: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:01:35 -0000 On Mon, 2004-09-27 at 17:34, Ryan Freeman wrote: > On Mon, Sep 27, 2004 at 10:10:16AM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote: > > In message: <200409271724.33417.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> > > "Daniel O'Connor" writes: > > : Try fiddling with the mixer settings? > > : > > : eg.. > > : mixer pcm 100 > > : mixer ogain 100 > > : mixer vol 100 > > > > When I try these with my Sony, I get it loud, but distorted. I just > > assumed that this was due to wimpy amps in ich sound parts. > > > > try setting the pcm and ogain to about 80 or so. with my sblive, if i turn > the pcm up all the way, it gets distorted. about 80% is fine. never used ogain > myself but maybe it applies for you? oh and the master volume doesn't distort > for me so i let it slide from 0 to 100 depending on what i'm listening to ;) Hmm, are these all ICH chipsets? I'm seeing the same on my desktop machine (ICH5 chipset). I have an identical system running Windows which I can turn up to 100% without distortion, and it is louder, too, which suggests to me that it may not be the output stage being saturated. Gavin