[Bug 456564] Re: Another sound problem (volume and balance)

[Svein Tore Seljebotn]

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  Binary package hint: pulseaudio
  
  Hi,
  
  just upgraded to current Karmic beta. All went fine and well, but I have
  one issueabout the volume control - as it's working now it's almost
  dangerous.
  
  When I adjust the volume slider I can max out my laptop speakers at
  about 15%, any higher and they are about to blow. When using a headset I
  can't go over 9% before the sound gets dangerously loud. When using the
  volume buttons on my laptop I can start at 0%, then click two times
  until the volume becomes so loud (12%) I don't dare go any further when
  wearing a headset...In Jaunty I had a much more fine-grained control.
  
  After inspecting how the new volume control works, I see that it adjusts
  both the master volume and the PCM according to some algorithm. While in
  concept I understand this is smart in order to keep noise down, it works
  really terrible in my case. Imagine having a computer that if someone
  (or something!) sets the volume to anything above 20% and your speakers
  (and hearing) stand a good chance to blow.
  
  Laptop:
  Fujitsu Siemens Si1520.
  lspci -v attached.
+ --- 
+ AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
+ Architecture: i386
+ ArecordDevices:
+  **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
+  card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog]
+    Subdevices: 1/1
+    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
+ AudioDevicesInUse:
+  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
+  /dev/snd/controlC0:  sveint     3353 F.... pulseaudio
+  /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:   sveint     3353 F...m pulseaudio
+ Card0.Amixer.info:
+  Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xdc240000 irq 22'
+    Mixer name	: 'Conexant CX20549 (Venice)'
+    Components	: 'HDA:14f15045,173410ad,00100100'
+    Controls      : 18
+    Simple ctrls  : 8
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release Candidate i386 (20100419.1)
+ Package: alsa-base 1.0.22.1+dfsg-0ubuntu3
+ PackageArchitecture: all
+ ProcEnviron:
+  LANGUAGE=nb_NO:nb:no_NO:no:nn_NO:nn:en
+  LANG=nb_NO.utf8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
+ Tags: lucid
+ Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
+ UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
+ dmi.bios.date: 07/21/2006
+ dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix
+ dmi.bios.version: 1.10
+ dmi.board.name: 10AD
+ dmi.board.vendor: FUJITSU
+ dmi.board.version: 3D22
+ dmi.chassis.type: 10
+ dmi.chassis.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS
+ dmi.chassis.version: N/A
+ dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenix:bvr1.10:bd07/21/2006:svnFUJITSUSIEMENS:pnAmiloSi1520:pvrRev1:rvnFUJITSU:rn10AD:rvr3D22:cvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:ct10:cvrN/A:
+ dmi.product.name: Amilo Si 1520
+ dmi.product.version: Rev 1
+ dmi.sys.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS

** Attachment added: "AlsaDevices.txt"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/50318969/AlsaDevices.txt

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Another sound problem (volume and balance)
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