A question on Alsamixer

satimis · 10-01-2005, 04:50 AM

Hi folks,

As "user" "alsamixer" only starts a black/grey scale window.

$ echo $TERM
xterm

Each time I have to run
$ export $TERM=xterm-color
first before I can start a color alsamixer window.

Which file I have to edit to correct this problem.

As "root" it started a color windonw.

TIA

BR
satimis

kjordan · 10-01-2005, 03:30 PM

Look for the tinker-term.sh script in http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...s/profile.html

satimis · 10-02-2005, 07:43 AM

Hi kjordan,

Tks for your advice and link

Quote:

Look for the tinker-term.sh script in http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...s/profile.html

tinker-term.sh created. Still a black/grey scale window on starting "alsamixer" as "user'

$ cat /etc/profile.d/tinker-term.sh

Code:

# This will tinker with the value of TERM in order to convince certain
# apps that we can, indeed, display color in their window.

if [ -n "$COLORTERM" ]; then
  export TERM=xterm-color
fi

if [ "$TERM" = "xterm" ]; then
  export TERM=xterm-color
fi

$ ls -l /etc/profile.d/tinker-term.sh

Code:

-rwxrwxr-x  1 root root 250 Oct  2 20:01 /etc/profile.d/tinker-term.sh

$ cat /etc/bashrc

Code:

# Begin /etc/bashrc
# Written for Beyond Linux From Scratch
# by James Robertson <jameswrobertson@earthlink.net>
# updated by Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>

# Make sure that the terminal is set up properly for each shel

if [ -f /etc/profile.d/tinker-term.sh ]; then
  source /etc/profile.d/tinker-term.sh
fi

# System wide aliases and functions.

# System wide environment variables and startup programs should go into
# /etc/profile.  Personal environment variables and startup programs
# should go into ~/.bash_profile.  Personal aliases and functions should
# go into ~/.bashrc

# Provides a colored /bin/ls command.  Used in conjunction with code in
# /etc/profile.

alias ls='ls --color=auto'

# Provides prompt for non-login shells, specifically shells started
# in the X environment. [Review the LFS archive thread titled
# PS1 Environment Variable for a great case study behind this script
# addendum.]

#export PS1="[\u@\h \w]\\$ "
export PS1='\u@\h:\w\$ '

# End /etc/bashrc

$ ls -l /etc/bashrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 998 Aug 19 21:06 /etc/bashrc

Maybe there is some trick I did not discover. Any advice? TIA

BR
satimis

hoes · 10-02-2005, 10:59 AM

According to the manpage of bash it doesn't look in /etc/bashrc when it starts but in /etc/bash.bashrc. Try mv /etc/bashrc /etc/bash.bashrc
Afterwards start your Xterm again. Hopefully that works.

satimis · 10-02-2005, 11:17 AM

Hi hoes,

Quote:

Try mv /etc/bashrc /etc/bash.bashrc

# mv /etc/bashrc /etc/bash.bashrc

Started another xterm

$ alsamixer

Still a black/grey scale window.

satimis

hoes · 10-02-2005, 11:23 AM

Looked in the Manpage of Bash, gave some other info:

Try this:
make a ~/.bashrc-file with this in it:
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ] ; then
. /etc/bashrc
fi

That's the last thing I can think about. Make sure you moved your bashrc back to /etc/bashrc
Once agian good luCK,

satimis · 10-02-2005, 11:00 PM

Hi hoes,

Quote:

Try this:
make a ~/.bashrc-file with this in it:
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ] ; then
. /etc/bashrc
fi

moved your bashrc back to /etc/bashrc

As "user' edited ~/.bashrc.

$ cat ~/.bashrc

Code:

....
....

if [ -f /etc/bashrc ] ; then
. /etc/bashrc
fi

# [ -r ~/.bash_profile ] && . ~/.bash_profile
# End ~/.bashrc

As root
# mv /etc/bash.bashrc /etc/bashrc

Started another xterm. As "user" run "alsamixer". Now this time a color window displayed.

Tks.

So the only remaining problem is "channel muted". After that I'll move on to creating LiveCD from the BLFS 6.1 built.

Tks again

BR
satimis