[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#451266: Bug#451266: alsa-base bug - sound volume almost inaudible

[Elimar Riesebieter]

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 the mental interface of
Alter Ego told:

> Package: alsa-base
> Version:  1.0.15-2
> 
> 
> Distribution: Debian lenny/sid
> Gnome Release: 2.18.3 2007-07-03 (Debian)
> BugBuddy Version: 2.18.1
> 
> System: Linux 2.6.22-2-686 #1 SMP Fri Aug 31 00:24:01 UTC 2007 i686
> X Vendor: The X.Org Foundation
> X Vendor Release: 10300000
> Selinux: No
> Accessibility: Disabled
> GTK+ Theme: Clearlooks
> Icon Theme: gnome
> 
> 
> *Bug Description:*
> 
> I'm running Debian Lenny. After last safe-upgrade (yesterday), my system 
> sound volume became very low, almost inaudible, and I can't turn it up. 
> Even at alsamixer, de master volume appear at the bare minimum and I 
> can't change it.
> 
> Off course I have the PCM volume control at maximum, in my mixer_applet2 
> 2.18.0 (volume control for gnome panel), but the actual sound volume is 
> almost inaudible.

What does almost inaudible mean? Zero or dancing on the scale?

Well, please try as root:

# rm /var/lib/alsa/asound.state
# /etc/init.d/alsa-utils restart

Report tge result.

Thanks
Elimar

Next time you'll report a bug, please use reportbug or at least, if
bot familiar with the console, reportbug-ng.

Elimar

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