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#1 2009-07-11 19:52:21

Spacesurfer
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Volume 100% and it's still VERY quiet [SOLVED]

I FINALLY got to installing and running Arch Linux (LOVING IT!) but I have one issue so far. I have Master & PCM set to 100%, and not muted, in alsamixer and my speakers turned up all the way and the sound is very very quite.

I can faintly hear it when I put my ear up to my speakers. The cords are plugged in all the way and the speakers and sound works fine when I'm running XP on another partition.

I went to the ALSA page here on the wiki but the troubleshooting was for if you can't hear any sound. I can hear VERY little.

What could it be?!?

PS: PC Speaker is disabled in rc.conf

Last edited by Spacesurfer (2009-07-13 22:13:49)

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#2 2009-07-11 19:54:19

rebugger
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Re: Volume 100% and it's still VERY quiet [SOLVED]

Why don't you tell us more about your hardware?!

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#3 2009-07-11 20:09:22

Spacesurfer
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Re: Volume 100% and it's still VERY quiet [SOLVED]

SoundCard: "VIA 8235 with VIA1612A" (integrated)
Driver: 3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.20 emulation code)

What other information should I provide?

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#4 2009-07-11 20:34:58

wonder
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Re: Volume 100% and it's still VERY quiet [SOLVED]

there is another channel that have set to 100%. mine is called Speaker and is at the end of the list


Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.

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#5 2009-07-12 00:39:41

Mac Tzu
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Re: Volume 100% and it's still VERY quiet [SOLVED]

Hey SpacerSurfer,


Couple of simple thing that we need to check off. 

Have you loaded alsa as daemon ?
Have you run alsaconf yet ?

Are you using KDE, if so check that another mixer program isn't mute the main channel

Good Luck


Remember,

If it is a Placebo You can Believe in it !!!

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#6 2009-07-12 01:52:05

userlander
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Re: Volume 100% and it's still VERY quiet [SOLVED]

Check if there's something like a DAC or ADC slider on the mixer and turn those up. Or else just turn everything up just to be sure. :-D

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#7 2009-07-12 02:07:39

AngryKoala
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Re: Volume 100% and it's still VERY quiet [SOLVED]

Have you tried muting the microphone front?

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#8 2009-07-12 08:48:52

Procyon
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Re: Volume 100% and it's still VERY quiet [SOLVED]

ladspa has an amp.

You will need to follow the same steps here:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ALS … _Equalizer

And use these values instead:
...
label amp
id 1181
...
controls [ 40 ]
...

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#9 2009-07-13 22:08:22

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Re: Volume 100% and it's still VERY quiet [SOLVED]

Thanks for your input everyone! I'll run alsaconf and if that doesn't work I'll try your suggestion Prosyon.

I still find it weird that I get sound but it is very quiet. And yes I have tried to turn up everything in alsamixer to 100% and unmuted 'em.

Thanks again!

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#10 2009-07-13 22:13:09

Spacesurfer
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Re: Volume 100% and it's still VERY quiet [SOLVED]

Wow I feel like an idiot! I unmuted Headphones in KMix, turned it up, and I have Loud Sound again!

Thanks again guys!

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