From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 17 12:38:54 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6D0B106564A for ; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:38:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mav@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cmail.optima.ua (cmail.optima.ua [195.248.191.121]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 486FB8FC1A for ; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:38:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mav@FreeBSD.org) Received: from orphanage.alkar.net (account mav@alkar.net [212.86.226.11] verified) by cmail.optima.ua (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.9) with ESMTPA id 245986956; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:38:50 +0300 Message-ID: <4A38E3D9.2090101@FreeBSD.org> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:38:49 +0300 From: Alexander Motin User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080612) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: martinko References: <1245111790.00127709.1245100204@10.7.7.3> <4A3790EC.8060701@FreeBSD.org> <4A3805A2.7080403@users.sf.net> <4A3807E5.3020303@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4A3807E5.3020303@FreeBSD.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-multimedia Subject: Re: snd_hda: ALC888/1200 and mixer empty X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:38:55 -0000 Alexander Motin wrote: > martinko wrote: >> Indeed, default is HDMI which I changed to Toslink. But only analog >> (pcm1 and pcm2) have mixers. This is problem with applications that >> complain they cannot find mixer. What can I do about it ? >> >> And more general -- I know FreeBSD have virtual channels and thus it >> can mix various sources and even convert sample rates. But can it >> control volume of channels, both virtual and real/hw ? >> I sort of understand that now digital output provides no volume >> control and I can easily manage that with my amplifier. But in >> Windows I _can_ control volume even when I use digital output. > > Vchans is able to control volume in software when there lack of hardware > support, but it breaks AC3 stream pass-though. So choosing between them > I have blocked software volume control in driver manually for digital > connectors. To get it back you may in hdac.c change line > if (pdevinfo->play >= 0 && !pdevinfo->digital) { > to > if (pdevinfo->play >= 0) { > May be last changes in 8-CURRENT will allow them coexist, but not for 7.2. By the way. xmms and mplayer, I am using daily, perfectly work with empty mixer. -- Alexander Motin