Re: FC3: Mixer not saving volume values

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On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:25:53 +0000, Tony Dietrich
<td@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sunday 16 Jan 2005 18:56, Samuel Díaz García wrote:
> > I have been looking for it with chkconfig and no results about it
> > (chkconfig --list | grep alsa).
> >
> > I have been executed 'alsactl store', restarted and the mixer values are
> > "reseted", I needed to run 'alsactl restore' then and the values are
> > restored (the save/restore works fine).
> >
> > This is working, but ... Where I need to add the 'alsactl store' to save
> > the status before shutdown automaticaly? and where I need to add the
> > 'alsactl restore'?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >     Samuel Díaz García
> >      Director Gerente
> > ArcosCom Wireless, S.L.L.
> >
> > mailto:samueldg@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > http://www.arcoscom.com
> > móvil: 651 93 72 48
> > tlfn/fax: 956 70 13 15
> >
> > James Wilkinson wrote:
> > > Michael A. Peters wrote:
> > >>It could be an app resetting them.
> > >>I've had apps that reset the oss/alsa mixer setting before. PITA.
> > >>
> > >>Also - I believe there is a file that if present, the boot scripts will
> > >>use to set the mixer settings. Maybe it's present on your system - I
> > >>don't recall what it is, but it's probably specified in the boot
> > >>scripts.
> > >
> > > This should be handled by the alsa service. Make sure it's configured.
> > >
> > > The commands it uses are
> > > /usr/sbin/alsactl store
> > > to save the volume levels and
> > > /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
> > > to restore them.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > >
> > > James.
> I don't think there IS a script available on the system ... but it isn't hard
> to do ..... alsa in FC2 at least is part of the kernel now isn't it?, not a
> service.
> (Just peeked in my /etc/init.d directory, no alsa or sound script.)
> 
> The best way to do this would be to write a quick script based on those
> already in the /etc/init.d directory, setting the default chkconfig values at
> the top of the script so the 'start' is run last, and the 'stop' is run first
> as the system shuts down/switches levels.
> Then you can handle this as a service, via system-config-services or via
> chkconfig.
> --
> Tony Dietrich
> -------------
> The onset and the waning of love make themselves felt in the uneasiness
> experienced at being alone together.
>   -- Jean de la Bruyere
> 

$ man alsactl
[snip]
   Options
[snip]

       -f, --file
              Select   the   configuration   file  to  use.  The  default  is
              /etc/asound.state

I'll let you go from there.


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