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

["Jared D. McNeill" <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost>]

On Wed, 22 Oct 2008, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> What is confusing to me is that some use outputs.lineout.eapd=on with
> outputs.lineout, others use inputs.dac10, and I use
> outputs.black15.eapd=on with inputs.dac02.

There are two issues.

First is that the azalia driver compromises, and operates in "best effort" 
mode when a codec isn't explicitly supported. That's what you're seeing 
with the <color><nid> style controls.

The second is that HD audio mixers don't map very well to Sun audio mixer 
controls. Using information from HD audio widgets you can derive a name 
like "Line-out Jack (Location: Back, Channels: Front Left/Right) Mute 
Switch" but I don't know how to map that to a sysctl MIB style name that 
won't piss anybody off.

Jared