problems properly configuring alsa

covici at ccs.covici.com covici at ccs.covici.com
Mon Jun 1 07:40:36 EDT 2015


'Master Playback Switch'
'Master Playback Volume'
'Headphone +3dB Boost'
'Headphone Amp'
'Headphone Center Playback Switch',index
'Headphone LFE Playback Switch',index
'Headphone Playback Volume',index
'Tone Control - Bass'
'Tone Control - Switch'
'Tone Control - Treble'
'3D Control - Switch'
'3D Control Sigmatel - Depth'
'PCM Playback Switch'
'PCM Playback Volume'
'Front Jack'
'Front Playback Volume'
'Front Capture Switch'
'Front Capture Volume'
'Surround Mix Playback Switch'
'Surround Mix Playback Volume'
'Surround Phase Inversion Playback Switch'
'Surround Playback Volume'
'Surround Capture Switch'
'Surround Capture Volume'
'Center/LFE Jack'
'Center Playback Volume'
'LFE Playback Volume'
'Synth Playback Volume'
'Synth Capture Switch'
'Synth Capture Volume'
'Wave Center Playback Volume'
'Wave LFE Playback Volume'
'Wave Surround Playback Volume'
'Wave Playback Volume'
'Wave Capture Switch'
'Wave Capture Volume'
'Line Input Source'
'Line LiveDrive Capture Switch'
'Line LiveDrive Capture Volume'
'Line LiveDrive Playback Volume'
'LineIn Jack'
'Line Playback Switch'
'Line Playback Volume'
'CD Playback Switch'
'CD Playback Volume'
'Mic Boost (+20dB)'
'Mic Input Source'
'Mic Select'
'Mic1 Jack'
'Mic Playback Switch'
'Mic Playback Volume'
'Phone Playback Switch'
'Phone Playback Volume'
'Zoom Video Playback Volume'
'Zoom Video Capture Switch'
'Zoom Video Capture Volume'
'Aux Playback Switch'
'Aux Playback Volume'
'Capture Source'
'Capture Switch'
'Capture Volume'
'IEC958 LiveDrive Capture Switch'
'IEC958 LiveDrive Capture Volume'
'IEC958 LiveDrive Playback Volume'
'IEC958 Optical Raw Playback Switch'
'IEC958 TTL Capture Switch'
'IEC958 TTL Capture Volume'
'IEC958 TTL Playback Volume'
'AC97 Capture Volume'
'AC97 Playback Volume'
'Beep Playback Switch'
'Beep Playback Volume'
'Exchange Center/LFE'
'External Amplifier'
'Rear Jack'
'SB Live Analog/Digital Output Jack'
'Sigmatel 4-Speaker Stereo Playback Switch'
'EMU10K1 PCM Send Routing'
'EMU10K1 PCM Send Routing',index
'EMU10K1 PCM Send Routing',index
'EMU10K1 PCM Send Volume'
'EMU10K1 PCM Send Volume',index
'EMU10K1 PCM Send Volume',index
'EMU10K1 PCM Volume'
'EMU10K1 PCM Volume',index
'EMU10K1 PCM Volume',index
'Captured FX8010 Outputs',device
'IEC958 Playback Default',device
'IEC958 Playback Default',index
'IEC958 Playback Default',index
'IEC958 Playback Mask',device
'IEC958 Playback Mask',index
'IEC958 Playback Mask',index

Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt at csir.co.za> wrote:

> Could you attach the output of
> amixer controls|cut -f4 -d'='
> I once had an emu10k and seem to recall the same problem vagely.
> Regards, Willem
> 
> On Mon, 1 Jun 2015, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> 
> > No such control here.
> >
> > Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt at csir.co.za> wrote:
> >
> >> If you have a control called 'Input Source' what is the output of
> >> amixer get 'Input Source'?
> >> Regards, Willem
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, 1 Jun 2015, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> >>
> >> > No effect whatsoever.
> >> >
> >> > Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt at csir.co.za> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> You need to use amixer set Mic  off
> >> >> or simmelar to actually set it, but I suppose you know that.
> >> >> HTH, Willem
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, 1 Jun 2015, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > No joy, it did the command, but did not effect the situation.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt at csir.co.za> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Make sure the 'Input Source' is not set to playback.
> >> >> >> In some cases it is called Mic.
> >> >> >> So, amixer get Mic
> >> >> >> should show you if it has playback on.  If it is on, try and switch it
> >> >> >> off.
> >> >> >> HTH, Willem
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On Mon, 1 Jun 2015, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > Hi.  Since upgrading to kernel 3.13, I am having some strange also
> >> >> >> > config problems.  What I would like to do is have the Microphone be able
> >> >> >> > to record a file, or otherwise be used by an application, and at the
> >> >> >> > same time have the rear jack which seemsto be controlled by Master, to
> >> >> >> > hear a file being played or other application.  Now what is happening is
> >> >> >> > that if I turn up the capture volume sufficiently, I get feedback, if I
> >> >> >> > turn Master playback off, no feedback, but Master hears nothing.  The
> >> >> >> > volume on the Mic does nothing at all itself.  I have an old emu10k1
> >> >> >> > sound card.  So, how do I get the Mic to work at some decent level, but
> >> >> >> > not going through the line out jack which eventually goes to speakers?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Thanks in advance for any ideas.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > -- 
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> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >         John Covici
> >> >> >> >         covici at ccs.covici.com
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