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#1 2009-05-04 06:59:04

keratos
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Registered: 2008-04-27
Posts: 138

[SOLVED] how do i get laptop volume control to function?

On my toshiba laptop, my sound "works" however the rotary volume control at front of the laptop does not affect the volume. When I turn it the volume bar appears on the display but nothing happens. This used to work but I have been "playing" with my arch system to try and gain knowledge of arch et.al and now I have broke something and cannot remember how to revert back.

I am running kdemod(4.2). SystemSettings->Multimedia shows four "cards":
HDA Intel ALC268 (analog)
HDA Intel ALC268 (digital)
Esound (ESD)
HDA Intel ALC268 (IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output)

p.s. I can only get sound of the Analog device. The "test" button doesnt do anything with the other devices selected.

Soundchip reported by "lspci":

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)

Soundmodules reported by "hwdetect --show-sound":

SOUND  : snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-codec snd-hda-intel soundcore

modprobe.conf:

#
# /etc/modprobe.conf (for v2.6 kernels)
#
options i915 modeset=1
alias net-pf-10 off

rc.conf:

#                                                                                                                                            
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux                                                                                           
#                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                             
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                    
# LOCALIZATION                                                                                                                               
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                    
#                                                                                                                                            
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command                                                                     
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"                                                                                                 
# USEDIRECTISA: use direct I/O requests instead of /dev/rtc for hwclock                                                                      
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo                                                                                       
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps                                                                                        
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)                                                                 
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans                                                                                           
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages                                                                                     
#                                                                                                                                            
LOCALE="en_GB.utf8"                                                                                                                          
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"                                                                                                                    
USEDIRECTISA="no"                                                                                                                            
TIMEZONE="Europe/London"                                                                                                                     
KEYMAP="uk"                                                                                                                                  
CONSOLEFONT=                                                                                                                                 
CONSOLEMAP=                                                                                                                                  
USECOLOR="yes"                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                             
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                    
# HARDWARE                                                                                                                                   
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                    
#                                                                                                                                            
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed                                                                         
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules                                                                                     
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.                                                                         
#                                                                                                                                            
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.                                                             
#                                                                                                                                            
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"                                                                                                                           
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated                                                                                                                
#MODULES=(mii r8169 snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel soundcore)                        
                                                                                                                                             
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM                                                                             
USELVM="no"                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                             
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                    
# NETWORKING                                                                                                                                 
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                    
#                                                                                                                                            
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts                                                                            
#
HOSTNAME="daz"

# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
#   - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
#   - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
#
#eth0="dhcp"
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#
#eth0="dhcp"
#INTERFACES=(eth0)
wlan0="wlan0 192.168.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.0"

# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
#   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)

# Enable these network profiles at boot-up.  These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
#   - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
#   - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
#
# This now requires the netcfg package
#
#NETWORKS=(main)

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
#   - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
#   - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(preload hal @cpufreq @networkmanager @kdm)

would really appreciate if someone could get my volume control working.

Last edited by keratos (2009-05-04 12:33:57)

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#2 2009-05-04 07:38:28

Wilco
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Registered: 2008-11-09
Posts: 440

Re: [SOLVED] how do i get laptop volume control to function?

Edit: misread your post..., anyway you need to set the main volume control to the one that produces sound, in your case analog.

Last edited by Wilco (2009-05-04 07:41:28)

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#3 2009-05-04 08:07:02

keratos
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Registered: 2008-04-27
Posts: 138

Re: [SOLVED] how do i get laptop volume control to function?

Wilco wrote:

Edit: misread your post..., anyway you need to set the main volume control to the one that produces sound, in your case analog.

eh ?? how is a volume control 'set' to the analog card?

Last edited by keratos (2009-05-04 08:10:52)

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#4 2009-05-04 10:13:12

Wilco
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Registered: 2008-11-09
Posts: 440

Re: [SOLVED] how do i get laptop volume control to function?

From the kde control panel or something like that. you can select your main channel and in your case that should be analog

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#5 2009-05-04 12:33:31

keratos
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Registered: 2008-04-27
Posts: 138

Re: [SOLVED] how do i get laptop volume control to function?

got it!

right-click kmix icon (speaker) in system tray and select channel.

works fine now.

thanks.

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