New install: No master volume...

[Worik]

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>>i have a new laptop with a 0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi 
>>Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device (rev 02)
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> 
> I have an integrated soundcard on my motherboard. It's a CMI-9739A. It
> doesn"t have a volume control integrated. So you simply can't adjust the
> volume (no it's really not a joke). I had to buy a SBLive! ...
> It works under Windows because the driver adjust the volume by software,
> not hardware ...

Sigh.  Okidoki, I can deal with that fact, but not accept it.  Is there 
some system I can use to get around it?  ESD?  Jack?

If I set up all my applications to use ESD or Jack as their sound sink, 
set up ESD or jack as the only programme able to open my sound card....

I have jackd, libjack and libesd0 all installed, but I am not sure where 
I should look for examples on how to set them up with ALSA so I can have 
a master volume.

Worik

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> 
>>The other tab has a PCM check box, that works in a similar manner.
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>>The "Volume Control" applet has no effect at all but it's display 
>>reflects the setting of PCM on the first mixer tab.
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>>ciao
>>Worik
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