Re: small system-config-soundcard patch

Bastien Nocera wrote:

>Heya,
>
>Attached is a small patch to system-config-soundcard. Here are some
>details:
>- replace deprecated function calls
>- use a close button, instead of OK (I think the tool is instant-apply,
>no?)
>- list USB audio devices as well (I have a USB speaker system at
>home...)
>
>There are still a bunch of issues though:
>- The playback code uses OSS (or OSS compatibility) even when on a 2.6
>kernel, which won't work in a multi-soundcard setup
>- The "primary audio device" drop-down doesn't seem to do anything. It
>should probably:
>- on 2.4 kernels, link /dev/dsp to /dev/dspX (where X is the "number" of
>the soundcard, unlike what it's doing now, ie. have /dev/dsp0 be a link
>to /dev/dsp)
>- on 2.6 kernels, write a /etc/asoundrc
>
>We should probably allow system-config-soundcard to be run as a normal
>user on 2.6, for a ~/.asoundrc to be written.
>
>An example screenshot:
>http://www.hadess.net/files/shots/11-07-2004.1.png
>which doesn't look so good because of:
>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=127626
>
>Cheers
>
>  
>
Another cosmetic touchup that could help users know their sound card has 
been correctly configured, is regarding the sound test. Since ALSA has 
become default in distros with 2.6.x kernels, it seems like the ALSA 
quirk of having all audio levels mutted by default has not been entirely 
solved. This week I did three FC3 installations with different cards 
(all supported as of ALSA 1.0.6). After having the system up if I ran 
the tool, the settings were reset (of course) and as such the sound test 
would not sound because the audio levels were mutted, until I ran 
alsamixer/kmix/gnome volume control and set the volume values, I could 
actually hear the sound sample (I was curious as what was it this time). 
I don't know how could this be overcome, if not from the ALSA guys 
themselves to force the drivers to at least have Master and PCM channels 
unmutted and set to a reasonable volume level by default for all drivers 
instead of having all level mutted... Just a thought, though.

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