Re: Dell Inspiron 1521 - volume controls configuration

[Razvan Deaconescu <razvan anaconda cs pub ro>]

On Thu, 2008-04-03 at 10:53 -0400, Germán Poó-Caamaño wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-04-03 at 17:49 +0300, Razvan Deaconescu wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > Although I had some problems, I have managed to get the sound working in
> > Debian/GNOME on my Dell Inspiron 1521 laptop.
> > 
> > However, I don't know how to adjust the sound using the laptop's control
> > keys. (sound on/off, increase/decrese volume).
> > 
> > When I push the increase/decrease volume button a small volume window
> > appears on the screen reacting to my actions. However, there an
> > increase/decrease in the 'Capture' bar from the Recording Menu in the
> > Mixer (Volume Control)
> > 
> > Can someone give me a hint on how I can "map" the volume controls with
> > the 'Master' bar in the mixer (the one that is actually used for
> > increasing/decreasing the volume)?
> 
> Right click on the volumen applet, Preferences and then Select the
> device and track to control.

It doesn't work. I had tried that before. I'm using HDA ATI SB (Alsa
Mixer). I tried using the PCM track, Master, Front. The controls are
still mapped to Capture.

Is this mapping wrong because of ALSA configuration or because of GNOME
configuration?

Razvan