[kde-linux] I can't raise up the volume level

[Ernie Schroder]

On Thursday 02 August 2007, a tiny voice compelled Ernie Schroder to write:
> On Saturday 28 July 2007, a tiny voice compelled Joaquim Bernà i Torres to
>
> write:
> > En/na Anne Wilson ha escrit:
> > > On Saturday 28 July 2007 17:32:40 Joaquim Bernà i Torres wrote:
> > >> gpgkeys: key D1E03587F4037646 not found on keyserver
> > >> I've installed Mandriva 2007.1 with KDE 3.5.6 and I can't get more
> > >> than a 1/4 volume level I've got elsewhere with other distros & KDE
> > >> releases.
> > >>
> > >> When I try to set higher the volume levels by Kmenu -> System ->
> > >> Configuration -> Monitorize -> Sound
> > >> A dialog ask to run esd in konsole but I don't know how. This is the
> > >> output:
> > >
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > In a user console, run alsamixer.  Move around and adjust with the
> > > arrow keys.  'M' toggles mute.  You can usually see from this whether
> > > one channel is low and affecting all the others.  If you can get the
> > > result you want, quit alsamixer and run 'alsactl store'.  In theory it
> > > should by default save the value that you had when you shut down.  By
> > > doing the store command you have something it can restore to, if it
> > > doesn't have a shutdown save.  HTH
> > >
> > > Anne
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > Thanks again Anne!
> >
> > alsactl store is not recognized. Nevertheless sounds levels are ok again.
>
> Try:
>  sudo /usr/sbin/alsactl store
> I need root permission to store mixer settings.

I should add that to check if mixer values are stored, run alsamixer again and 
adjust a slider or 2 from where it was when you did:
sudo /usr/sbin/alsactl store
close alsamixer and do:
sudo /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
Run alsamixer again and your sliders should be back where you had originally 
set them.
>
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-- 
Regards, Ernie