Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 19:22:42 -0500 From: Mathew Kanner <mat@cnd.mcgill.ca> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Mathew Kanner <mat@cnd.mcgill.ca> Subject: Re: /etc/rc.d/mixer script for review.. Message-ID: <20040311002242.GD20090@cnd.mcgill.ca> In-Reply-To: <200403101731.15772.jhb@FreeBSD.org> References: <200403101329.59106.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20040310185750.GC20090@cnd.mcgill.ca> <200403101731.15772.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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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
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