Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Thu, 24 Apr 2003 18:22:28 -0300 | From | Werner Almesberger <> | Subject | Re: [Bug 623] New: Volume not remembered. |
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Jaroslav Kysela wrote: > We have emulation layer for non-ALSA mixers. This layer turns mute off > automagically when volume is greater than zero.
Thanks for clarifying this ! So, would you agree with the following addition to Documentation/Changes ?
ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) is now the preferred architecture for sound support, instead of the older OSS (Open Sound System). Note that, in ALSA, all volume settings default to zero, and all channels default to being "muted".
User space therefore needs to explicitly increase the volume, and "unmute" the respective audio channels before any sound can be heard.
Mixers not explicitly supporting the "mute" functionality will usually "unmute" sources when setting the volume to a value above zero.
More information about ALSA, including configuration and OSS compatibility, can be found in Documentation/sound/alsa/
> Our policy is: Don't allow to users to jump from skin when default volumes > are invalid. Because we cannot determine the settings of an user amplifier > (analog path), the most safe is mute everything.
I couldn't agree more.
- Werner
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