Mixer default values not restored

[John Baldwin]

On Wednesday 02 January 2008 08:35:40 am Jouke Witteveen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm running FreeBSD 7.0 RC1 with the following in my kernel configuration:
> ---
> device          sound
> device          snd_emu10kx
> ---
> My soundcard is a Soundblaster Live!
> 
> In trying to make the rear-channel volume default to "100" I added the
> following to my /boot/device.hints:
> ---
> hint.pcm.1.vol="100"
> hint.pcm.1.pcm="100"
> ---
> This method is suggested on page 164 (section 7.2.4) of the Handbook.
> 
> The problem is that these mixer levels do not apply:
> ---
> $ mixer -f /dev/mixer1
> Mixer vol      is currently set to  75:75
> Mixer pcm      is currently set to  75:75
> ---
> There is no problem however in manualy settig these values.
> 
> Any help is welcome. My machine can - may it be needed - be used as a testbase.

Hmm, probably /etc/rc.d/mixer is overriding the tunables as it is restoring the settings
to those from the previous boot.  You can disable the mixer script perhaps.

-- 
John Baldwin