[Bug 45167] Re: [Bug 45167] Re: snd_hda: Default mixer channel is PCM instead of Front

[John Dong]

Ok... then volume control programs like GNOME's mixer-applet and KDE's kmix
should use front also. I honestly couldn't care whether it's called 'Front'
or 'Master', as long as my volume mixer controls the right channel!

Is it an ALSA or GNOME+KDE bug that the mixers grab PCM (which shows up as
the first mixing channel, Front second) instead of Front?

On 5/17/06, Daniel T Chen <crimsun at fungus.sh.nu> wrote:
>
> The decision to use 'Front' versus 'Master' is an upstream decision. It
> would be extremely unwise to deviate from upstream in this regard. In
> fact, the alsa-utils initscript was modified to handle this difference
> from AC97 sound devices. It is known that 'Front' is used to control the
> volume and not 'PCM'.
>
> The new kernel (2.6.15-23.35) may "fix" the "unknown model" message
> depending on your pci id. The message is merely informative and is not
> significant.
>
> ** Changed in: alsa-utils (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: alsa-utils => linux-source-2.6.15
>      Severity: Normal => Wishlist
>        Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed
>
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> snd_hda: Default mixer channel is PCM instead of Front
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/45167
>

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snd_hda: Default mixer channel is PCM instead of Front
https://launchpad.net/bugs/45167