Re: [OT] Re: What netbook to you run NetBSD on? (-> netbook.xml)

["Marcin M. Jessa" <lists%yazzy.org@localhost>]

Roy Marples wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 17:52 -0400, Jared D. McNeill wrote:
>   
> > Marcin M. Jessa wrote:
> >     
> > > Swift Griggs wrote:
> > >       
> > > > the native 1024x600 resolution. Sound works, also. Oddly, I've found 
> > > > that I can turn the volume up using mixerctl to much higher levels 
> > > > than are available when running XP. It's the first time the Azailia 
> > > > drivers have worked so well for me.
> > > >         
> > > I don't really understand why we need to use mixerctl to be able to 
> > > adjust the volume level when the same device works nicely with linux 
> > > drivers...
> > >       
> > What doesn't work nicely about azalia on Eee PC? I confirmed that both 
> > playback and capture work, and the volume buttons (Fn+whatever) work as 
> > well.
> >     
>
> Well, on my ThinkPad z60m, I have to manually adjust channels to +248
> from the default as it's too low. With the default I jack all available
> sliders in GNOME volume control and/or equivalent in KDE and XFCE to max
> and still can't here anything until I manually adjust in mixerctl AND
> get it to save state on shutdown.
>
> Whilst it "works", it's hardly "optimal"

Exactly, I had to write a shell script to use mixerctl to set up sound for
my internal speakers or to send output to the head phones.
Each time I need to change the sound level I have to type mixerctl -w 
outputs.lineout=xyz,xyz
This sucks big time...