John wrote:
>>This was the problem in my particular setup. The levels are not saved
>>automatically on reboot, so you need to add a few lines to rc.local to
>>save then restore the volumes.
>
>
> If you go Control Center > Sound... > Mixer
>
> there are buttons to save and load volumes, and a checkbox for "Load
> volumes on login". They probably create those initializing commands.
> Dunno why this wouldn't be checked by default, but on any system I've
> installed, it's not.
>
> It's a bigger problem than one might think, because when you're
> thrashing around trying to fix the sound using any of the hundred
> methods you'll find by Googling, you might already have fixed it and
> simply forgotten to turn up the volume! But hey, I bet I'm the only
> one who's dumb enough to have ever done that.
>
Heh. No, you're not the only one. I've found, however, that sometimes
the volume needs to be turned up in a very obscure location -- because
the obvious volume controls might not have any effect on the fact that
it's dead silent. ALSA and X itself both have some issues I could do
without, if there was a good-enough replacement.
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