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Date:      Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:21 +0300
From:      Alexander Motin <mav@FreeBSD.org>
To:        martinko <gamato@users.sf.net>
Cc:        freebsd-multimedia <freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: snd_hda: ALC888/1200 and mixer empty
Message-ID:  <4A3807E5.3020303@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <4A3805A2.7080403@users.sf.net>
References:  <1245111790.00127709.1245100204@10.7.7.3> <4A3790EC.8060701@FreeBSD.org> <4A3805A2.7080403@users.sf.net>

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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.

-- 
Alexander Motin



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