I have the following in my /etc/rc.local:

    mixerctl -w outputs.master=111,111
    mixerctl -w outputs.master.mute=off
    mixerctl -w inputs.cd.mute=off

I needed to set the outputs.master explicitly as my card was
creating noise at maximum.

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 wojtek@wojtek.from.pl wrote:

> now i have GOOD (tested) CS-4235 based isapnp soundcard
> 
> works ok but sound are very very soft even when dac output is set to
> maximum. speakers are connected to good port (SPK-out).
> 
> inputs.mic=0,0
> inputs.mic.mute=off
> inputs.cd=0,0
> inputs.cd.mute=off
> inputs.dac=255,255
> inputs.dac.mute=off
> record.record=0,0
> record.record.source=mic
> monitor.monitor=0
> monitor.monitor.mute=on
> 
> is it ok to not have setting like output.master ? card is said to have
> "hardware master volume control" 
> 
> it starts like that:
> 
> isapnp0: read port 0x203
> wss0 at isapnp0 port 0x534/4,0x388/4,0x220/16 irq 5 drq 1,0
> wss0: Crystal Codec WSS/SB: CS4236B compatible
> audio0 at wss0: full duplex, mmap
> opl0 at wss0: model OPL3
> midi0 at opl0: WSS Yamaha OPL3
> joy0 at isapnp0 port 0x200/8
> joy0: Crystal Codec GAME
> joy0: joystick not connected
> isapnp0: <Crystal Codec, CSC0010, , CTRL> port 0x120/8 not configured
>                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> isapnp0: <Crystal Codec, CSC0003, , MPU> port 0x330/2 irq 9 not configured
> 
> 
> 

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