At Mon, 4 Jun 2007 15:23:06 -0700, John L. Utz III wrote: > > Hello; > > I am working with an CMEDIA 8738-MC6 and i am trying to gain control of > the second DAC by way of softvolume. but i seem to not be succeeding > because my application cant find my 'Rear' control, am i doing this > correctly? > > the original /usr/share/alsa/cards/CMI8738-MC6.conf > > CMI8738-MC6.pcm.rear.0 { > @args [ CARD ] > @args.CARD { > type string > } > type hw > card $CARD > device 1 > } > > i have modified it to look thusly: notice that the type is now softvol > and the original hardware description is encapsulated in slave.pcm > > # 2nd DAC > CMI8738-MC6.pcm.rear.0 { > @args [ CARD ] > @args.CARD { > type string > } > type softvol > slave.pcm { > type hw > card $CARD > device 1 > } > control { > name "Rear Playback Volume" > card $CARD > } > } > > Shouldnt i now be able to see 'Rear Playback Volume' in the output of > amixer controls ?? The control is created first when you access this defined PCM. Try to open "rear" PCM first, then check amixer. Once after a user-defined control is created, it can be saved/restored via alsactl save/restore command. Takashi _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel