Re: [Alsa-user] Soundblaster Live!

[Christian <chr...@gm...>]

Am Mittwoch, 15. M=C3=A4rz 2006 18:01 schrieb Mikael Magnusson:
> On Tue, Mar 14, 2006 at 11:40:35AM -0500, Lee Revell wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-03-09 at 18:59 +0100, Mikael Magnusson wrote:
> > > I'm the author of the patch, which I also have posted on alsa-devel
> > > some time ago. I have another patch that renames the controls, but I'm
> > > not sure it's a good idea to call it Master. It doesn't control the
> > > analog mixer, only the pcm output from the Emu10k1 synthesizer. The
> > > analog input(s) that are captured are routed through the Emu10k1 and
> > > can be controlled with "Master Digital".
> >
> > Well it definitely can't be called "Master Digital" as this implies that
> > it controls the level of SPDIF output.
> >
> > https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=3D154
> >
> > "I'd suggest to rename the ac97 Master to Front, and the new Master
> > Digital to a real Master.  Also, for avoid regressions (no sound after
> > update), make the default value of Front full and unmuted."
> >
> > Can you respin the patch according to tiwais suggestion and post it to
> > alsa-devel, so this can be fixed for the 1.0.11 release?
> >
> > Lee
>
> I have put together an updated patch, which creates the new controls and
> renames the old to "Master Front Playback Volume", and the new to
> "Master Playback Volume"
>
> I read the discussion about SND_EMU10K1_GPR_CONTROLS, but I
> haven't changed my patch since the new controls need two additional
> GPRs, and the space allocated by the driver is controlled by the
> SND_EMU10K1_GPR_CONTROLS macro.
>
> And I don't know how and where the Master Front value should be changed,
> since it's a AC97 control.
>
> /Mikael
>
>
> SBLive master volume (master_volume_v4.patch):
>
> Add "Master PCM Playback Volume" controlling all six pcm
> playback channels.
>
> Rename "Master Playback Volume" to "Master Front Playback Volume"
> reflecting that it controls the front outputs only, and rename "Master
> PCM Playback Volume" to "Master Playback Volume".
>
> Signed-Off-By: Mikael Magnusson <mi...@us...>

That sounds great! Which version of alsa-driver does this patch apply to? I=
=20
want to test it myself very soon.

Thanks in advance
Christian Haertwig