on 6/22/2007 1:29 PM, Karl Larsen wrote: > David Boles wrote: >> on 6/22/2007 5:04 AM, Karl Larsen wrote: >> >>> David Boles wrote: >>> >>>> on 6/21/2007 7:23 PM, Tim wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 12:59 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> If you have either F7 or F6 with all the updates you will have a >>>>>> Volume Control that is broken. When you click it up if your in the Alsa >>>>>> mixer mode you on the right side a Microphone listed on the Playback >>>>>> tab. This is wrong and if you look at the device below the Mike it shows >>>>>> a speaker! >>>>>> >>>>>> To use this bad system first turn up the Master and Master Mono to >>>>>> the top and set Mike to the top. Now click File and select the TriTech >>>>>> OSS Mixer. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Firstly, that "TriTech" bit only refers to your hardware. People with >>>>> different sound hardware will see something different. >>>>> >>>>> Second, make a damn bugzilla report. We've all heard the same story >>>>> from you several times, this week. We know about it by now, you're not >>>>> doing anything constructive about it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Karl - Please read this and listen. I am not writing this to be mean or >>>> insulting in any way. >>>> >>>> I have had FC-3, FC-4, FC-5, FC6, and FC-7 all installed one after the >>>> other. At the same time I have always had rawhide (the development branch >>>> of Fedora) installed too. And my mixers/volume controls have all worked >>>> just fine. >>>> >>>> So I really think that your problems are either your hardware or Pebkac. >>>> Really. And if I had to bet I would bet on Pebkac. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Hi and first I have no idea what Pebkac is. I will try the man >>> pages. Second, the problem is NOT my hardware. This same hardware works >>> just fine if you don't upgrade the gstream software on FC6. >>> >>> Finally it is not just my problem. There have been many on this list >>> say they see the same thing on F7. What your complaining about was an >>> effort I made to tell those using the Volume Control how to do it. And >>> yes most people have just one sound card. That being said how I wonder >>> do you adjust the mike gain? >>> >>> Karl >>> >>> >> Pebkac - _p_roblem _e_xists _b_etween _k_eyboard _a_nd _c_omputer. ;-) >> >> It means that you don't know, don't understand, or both, what you are >> doing. Which can be dangerous to your installation. You are using what is >> called the 'shotgun' method. What does that mean? Think about using a >> shotgun to try to kill a single housefly buzzing around your living room. >> >> I can understand you frustrations. Truly. >> >> And Gnome-Volume-Control, as you have been told by several people, has >> absolutely nothing to do with audio volume. What does that mean? that you >> are trying to solve your problem but twiddling with the wrong package. >> >> From what you are describing you are looking at a KDE GUI audio mixer >> application. And that I can not help you with because I do not use KDE. >> > David. In several cases I have called it the Gnome Volume Control. I > have today filed a bug. We do not need to beat this old horse again. It > is being worked on. > > Karl > Well in that case I wish you luck. I use GNOME as my desktop and do not have KDE, or any other desktop installed. All I can tell is that mine works. The red 'X's you mentioned switch on and off with a single, simple mouse click. And setting them on or off affects if the device they control works or doesn't work. -- David
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