From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F34C71382C5 for ; Fri, 15 May 2020 04:14:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C580FE0BE7; Fri, 15 May 2020 04:14:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qk1-x72d.google.com (mail-qk1-x72d.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::72d]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2D3D7E0B47 for ; Fri, 15 May 2020 04:14:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qk1-x72d.google.com with SMTP id f13so1309416qkh.2 for ; Thu, 14 May 2020 21:14:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=z9CxKEpg/6J89DqA1fa1ntIPNAbcTNtUtPGh86KjcHE=; b=TynB+UyJ46jb1y/CPdzn0HybUgbYiOA9wXf5BegivkdLCqdbw3YMyUGw8dIyEimI0i hDNYNP2Cm/GraEuRjSEKK6OTdv151Xg8qSClXLHDvGzoDLSq2q+ZqncTtYkJyVgio9CO kC9JvcDZBSB8YzSoa0//qGO3Y1RQ39C+C8ZtwNmUvJgyZD1uqMVoNVMBhfv5/bA/Vkfl ankpZinupnHn34TgkcBLhuxP69obZ6hdGNcc93k/Lrk4HvEMkBmKKh8nKzD9IfE6TZL1 G+h4B0Rx7Z5ppOa17AykWuD0JLKMnZ6WbaqDLkrvVekuhS8UVDl3tzjj3K5L0S5rkpVf yuww== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=z9CxKEpg/6J89DqA1fa1ntIPNAbcTNtUtPGh86KjcHE=; b=ILfA05flrOtpWHbISqNtWre/GuBAfNQJl41IdYwtG3zzxgO/ontdE8ciQnA8SPFQny VqR3UZqGZazjwIiNCtgMludpEg32De8lAb/le3n7WuMI/ytyf3XCQnAnexSZ0gqW7t82 aSffnKiAWxw+8+JUJbZfvMc2DOeUTFTGZgPBKHeFDrz33aq2NC8mrpzvk8tcXw9og+b/ FBJr5lTipwWsMCyzil7M9sM8Lm2mf4+R88cMkme65jAXKWSmKRgTvP5czpCdWNhQKjdJ WfJs64jVtidxLb8oH/iibrZiCn8+Rxp3XR7mwz4g6e7DuFWI9TFcwdWoAGReEkiktHKD 81Lw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530RIdQtU/9q3Mi8VcPlCSmRSM+xpyqjXLLelCTdz3qphbT+uyls m+0qvU2k4XBudFD2zq+Ahlq3zZIT/eKxarhi1DQ= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxUKZZpcu0uL1yPy0/sm5Ox8VkoWfNjVnHoCHlfBkOX86sfD8dyNvlHabuvnmkkHLLVrVshyxIqHzKcnOROSZ0= X-Received: by 2002:a37:a542:: with SMTP id o63mr1695277qke.332.1589516060224; Thu, 14 May 2020 21:14:20 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Mark Knecht Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 21:14:09 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] alsamixer To: Alan Grimes Cc: Gentoo User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000002271d005a5a80cda" X-Archives-Salt: 45cb0ade-4fd9-44b1-9bfd-8ec71c7b832e X-Archives-Hash: 002714e4044295b39e764faf160f7850 --0000000000002271d005a5a80cda Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 8:09 PM Alan Grimes wrote: > > Mark Knecht wrote: > > Excuse top post. Responding from phone. > > > > 1) what desktop environment? > > None, I fire up pulseaudio in my xinit script. I'm trying to configure > it with alsamixer as I always have... > > > 2) what shows up under /proc/around/cards? > > Interesting, didn't know about this: > > atg@tortoise /proc/asound $ cat cards > 0 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia > HDA NVidia at 0xe1080000 irq 109 > 2 [Audio ]: USB-Audio - USB Audio > Generic USB Audio at usb-0000:47:00.1-5, high speed > atg@tortoise /proc/asound $ > > > > > 3) what are the speakers plugged into? > > Just a basic headphones -> RCA adaptor cable from the main output from > the motherboard, it's a surround sound type motherboard even though > those are pointless, you get surround sound out of a computer by > decoding the HDMI output ( see 0 above, ) I do that in the other room... > Anyway, it's a surround sound mobo and I don't have much say in that... > > Ok, honestly It's a MSI creator TRX 40 board.... > If you're running pulseaudio then try pavucontrol instead of alsamixer to control the PA server. You might need to emerge it. I'm not suggesting alsamixer cannot work, but you might not need it. Mark --0000000000002271d005a5a80cda Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 8:09 PM Alan Grimes <alonzotg@verizon.net> wrote:>
> Mark Knecht wrote:
> > Excuse top post. Responding = from phone.
> >
> > 1) what desktop environment?
><= br>> None, I fire up pulseaudio in my xinit script. I'm trying to co= nfigure
> it with alsamixer as I always have...
>
> > = 2) what shows up under /proc/around/cards?
>
> Interesting, did= n't know about this:
>
> atg@tortoise /proc/asound $ cat ca= rds
> =C2=A00 [NVidia =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ]: HDA-Intel - HDA = NVidia
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 HDA NVidia at 0xe1080000 irq 109
> =C2=A02 [Audio = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0]: USB-Audio - USB Audio
> =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Gener= ic USB Audio at usb-0000:47:00.1-5, high speed
> atg@tortoise /proc/a= sound $
>
> >
> > 3) what are the speakers plugged = into?
>
> Just a basic headphones -> RCA adaptor cable from = the main output from
> the motherboard, it's a surround sound typ= e motherboard even though
> those are pointless, you get surround sou= nd out of a computer by
> decoding the HDMI output ( see 0 above, ) I= do that in the other room...
> Anyway, it's a surround sound mob= o and I don't have much say in that...
>
> Ok, honestly It&= #39;s a MSI creator TRX 40 board....
>
=C2=A0
If you're ru= nning pulseaudio then try pavucontrol instead of alsamixer to control the P= A server. You might need to emerge it.

I'm not= suggesting alsamixer cannot work, but you might not need it.
Mark


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