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zandaa

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From: The Netherlands

Registered: 2008-07-14

Posts: 33

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OSS + mixer volume

Hello folks, started using Arch a few days ago, must say I'm really impressed by the ease of use and stability I've gotten to know.

I installed OSS 4.0 instead of ALSA because OSS carries beta drivers for the X-Fi series of cards which I shamefully have, so far the playback is running well, I can't have multiple programs accessing the device however, but that's for another time.

What I really want to know is how I can have the volume control in XFCE to regulate the volume for the card. In the terminal I can use 'ossmix play <no>' to change the volume of the card, ranging from 0 - 14.

I need to know this because changing the volume and balance in XMMS does not change a thing.

Thanks in advance,

Zandaa

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zandaa

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From: The Netherlands

Registered: 2008-07-14

Posts: 33

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Re: OSS + mixer volume

doesn't anyone have a clue? I really want to be able to change the volume in XFCE rather than the terminal :\

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Dheart

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From: Sofia, Bulgaria

Registered: 2006-10-26

Posts: 956

Re: OSS + mixer volume

You can use ossxmix if you really desire a GUI, but currently gnome, xfce and kde's native mixers don't work with oss4 unless patched. If you google arround you are likely to find a patch for your mixer, but these are mostly dirty hacks. Use ossxmix for now.

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