I am running 32-bit Debian Testing with a 2.6.20.1 kernel. I am using
Alsa modules from that kernel. I don't have any other Alsa packages
installed except alsamixergui.

I have an Asus P5W DH Deluxe mainboard which has a Realtek ALC882M
chipset which works with the snd_hda_intel kernel module.

This all works up to a point. Using KMix, xmixer or aumix I can control
the speaker volume but not the microphone volume. There are two
microphone controls on each of those mixers labelled 'Front Mic' and
'Mic' and neither of them do anything.

If I use alsamixergui I see many more control sliders than on the
mixers mentioned above. On alsamixergui, although it also has 'Front
Mic' and 'Mic' controls, I find that the microphone volume is
controlled by a slider called 'Capture' which seems to work well
although it seems that the controls settings are not saved between
boots. Is there any way of saving the mixer settings?

Why the difference in the mixers controls? Why doesn't KMix have the
extra sliders that alsamixergui has? I prefer having access to KMix
from the KDE Panel so that I can adjust volumes on the fly.

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On Sun June 17 2007 07:09, Barry Samuels wrote:
> I am running 32-bit Debian Testing with a 2.6.20.1 kernel. I am using
> Alsa modules from that kernel. I don't have any other Alsa packages
> installed except alsamixergui.
>
> I have an Asus P5W DH Deluxe mainboard which has a Realtek ALC882M
> chipset which works with the snd_hda_intel kernel module.
>
> This all works up to a point. Using KMix, xmixer or aumix I can control
> the speaker volume but not the microphone volume. There are two
> microphone controls on each of those mixers labelled 'Front Mic' and
> 'Mic' and neither of them do anything.
>
> If I use alsamixergui I see many more control sliders than on the
> mixers mentioned above. On alsamixergui, although it also has 'Front
> Mic' and 'Mic' controls, I find that the microphone volume is
> controlled by a slider called 'Capture' which seems to work well
> although it seems that the controls settings are not saved between
> boots. Is there any way of saving the mixer settings?
>
> Why the difference in the mixers controls? Why doesn't KMix have the
> extra sliders that alsamixergui has? I prefer having access to KMix
> from the KDE Panel so that I can adjust volumes on the fly.

I use alsamixer on the console to set the mixer settings and then use "alsactl
store" to save them. Not sure about the gui apps as I haven't used them in a
while but that may save your settings.


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Have you tried running alsamixer from a konsole. It shows sliders for
microphone too.
You might need it, not sure.

Kind regards,


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> Barry Samuels
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> The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain
>
>


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