problems properly configuring alsa
covici at ccs.covici.com
covici at ccs.covici.com
Wed Jun 17 13:35:58 EDT 2015
That appears not to be a valid control.
Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com> wrote:
> capture switch may need turning on first, I'm not sure since I never
> did anything with that kind of sound card. Maybe Set capture switch
> then hit enter. If we're lucky the error message you get back will be
> informative.
>
> On Mon, 1 Jun 2015, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
>
> > Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 07:00:06
> > From: covici at ccs.covici.com
> > Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
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> > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. <speakup at linux-speakup.org>
> > Subject: Re: problems properly configuring alsa
> >
> > hmmm, here is what I get with get Capture
> > Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
> > Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
> > Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
> > Limits: Capture 0 - 15
> > Front Left: Capture 2 [13%] [3.00dB] [on]
> > Front Right: Capture 2 [13%] [3.00dB] [on]
> > There seems to be only one volume, and when I say
> > amixer set Capture playback off
> > it says invalid command.
> >
> > Chuck Hallenbeck <chuckh at ftml.net> wrote:
> >
> >> If you have a control called Capture, it generally has separate settings
> >> for Playback volume and Capture volume. You can set the playback volume
> >> to 0 and the capture volume to whatever works best
> >>
> >> On Mon, 1 Jun 2015,
> >> Willem van der Walt 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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