Re: [LAU] Amixer lowest level

Peter Plessas wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> when decreasing the master volume of my HDA-Intel [1] card using amixer:
>
> amixer set 'Master' 3- dB
>
> I can't get to minus infinity (silent). -46.50dB is the lowest possible
> value, and I can still hear sound coming from its output. I know that I
> can mute the output but want to do this with one single key shortcut
> (hence executing one command as the one above) to fade down the master
> volume until silence.
>
> Does anyone have an idea how to make this work? Is there a script around
> that queries the actual value of the master volume and decides whether
> to decrease it further or issue the 'mute' command from amixer?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions!
>
> PP
>
> [1]Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family)
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This came up recently in a Linux forum I frequent. The behaviour was
different in Debian and Slackware, and we still couldn't resolve it in
Slack.
The topic is at
http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?showtopic=30685 (Amusing
content warning)

Roger
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Received on Tue Dec 15 12:15:02 2009