Subject: Re: Cannot adjust sound volume on IBM Thinkpad R32
To: Timo Schmidt <list-netbsd@xomit.de>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 01/21/2003 10:28:57
Timo Schmidt <list-netbsd@xomit.de> writes:
> I've recently installed NetBSD 1.6 i386 on a IBM Thinkpad
> R32. Although I'm able to increase the sound volume, I'm not
> able to degrease the master sound volume regardless of the
> application in use.
> 
> Does anyone else has made similar experiences on a IBM
> Thinkpad R32 or has any suggestion to fix this?

The volume buttons are controlled by the SM BIOS, not the operating
system. If you can't alter the volume it probably isn't a NetBSD
problem per se. Try a BIOS update perhaps?

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Perry E. Metzger		perry@piermont.com