Mixer does not work

[Paul Mather]

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:19:45 -0600, Adrian Patino II
<adrianpatino at gmail.com> wrote:

> i have both onboard sound and soundcard
> 
> ###########################################
> pcm0 at pci0:11:0: class=0x040100 card=0x80651102 chip=0x00021102
> rev=0x0a hdr=0x00
>     vendor   = 'Creative Labs'
>     device   = 'EMU10000 Sound Blaster Live! (Also Live! 5.1) - OEM
> from DELL - CT4780'
>     class    = multimedia
>     subclass = audio
> none1 at pci0:17:5:        class=0x040100 card=0xa0021458 chip=0x30591106
> rev=0x50 hdr=0x00
>     vendor   = 'VIA Technologies Inc'
>     device   = 'VT8233/33A/8235/8237 AC97 Enhanced Audio Controller'
>     class    = multimedia
>     subclass = audio
> 
> 
> hw.snd.targetirqrate: 32
> hw.snd.report_soft_formats: 1
> hw.snd.verbose: 1
> hw.snd.unit: 0
> hw.snd.maxautovchans: 0
> hw.snd.pcm0.buffersize: 4096
> ##########################################
> I disabled onboard sound in the bios
> the sound is working but
> mixer controls have no effect on volume 
> 
> is mixer controlling onboard sound instead of soundcard?
> if so, how can i change that?

I have the same sound card as you ("EMU10000 Sound Blaster Live! (Also
Live! 5.1) - OEM from DELL - CT4780") and very recently had the same
kind of experience: the sound was working, but the mixer had no effect
on the volume.

In my case, the solution was woefully simple: I had my headphones (which
I use for speakers) plugged into the wrong output jack.  Moving them
from the black 3.5 mm jack to the green one "solved" my problem.  When I
looked carefully at the jacks on the card, I discovered the black one
designated "2" and the green designated as "1."

Mixer lists the following devices: vol, pcm, speaker, line, mic, cd,
rec, ogain, line1, phin, phout, and video.  None of them has any
apparent effect on the volume of the black 3.5 mm jack, which kind of
begs the question as to whether it is possible to control the volume of
that particular output jack from FreeBSD at all.

So, if you are using the black output jack, I suggest you switch to the
green one. :-)

Cheers,

Paul.
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