[ltp] Volume control on T61

[Jerone Young]

So your probably using gnome. This is a problem I noticed in ubuntu
Gutsy on my T61 and I can't figure out why gnome-volume wants to go to
microphone.
Easy way to get around this is to go to system->prefrences->sound.
Under "Default Mixer Tracks" , in the box choose "PCM". Then the
volume will change that instead of the mic.

I'm not exactly sure why this happens. The ALSA driver shouldn't be
the reason, at least I see little cause from within the code. That
would cause this behavior.

If this isn't the case it's something else. But it does have something
to do with the ALSA driver for the sound card.

On 10/16/07, Takis Diakoumis <linux@executequery.org> wrote:
> Hi
>
> my volume up/down button on my T61 is switching the mic volume and not
> the speakers (pcm). does anyone know how i can get these buttons to map
> to the pcm volume switch instead? interestingly the mute button DOES
> mute the sound.
>
> though this has always been the case, since last night i'm running
> kernel 2.6.23.1 with thinkpad-acpi 0.18-20071013.
>
> also, for those interested, 2.6.23.1 did not require an alsa build from
> cvs on this machine - it just worked this time. still needed iwl4965
> though. all good.
>
> suggestions appreciated.
>
> thanks
> Takis
>
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