Changing sound volume

cli_man · 05-18-2002, 05:53 PM

Here is a question for you, doesn't really have great importance but it would be nice to know

How would you change the master volume from a command line, I am always sitting across the room from my linux box and have ssh'd in and would often like to change the volume without getting out of my easy chair to do so. And yes I know someone like me probably should just get the exerise and get my lazy butt up and just change the volume but hey it would be more fun to do it from a command line right?

MasterC · 05-18-2002, 11:36 PM

Hey dude, I don't really understand the question? Don't you have to go the keyboard to use the "command line" anyway? Oh and I use mp3Blaster from command line and to adjust volume from that app is shift+ , or . (< or >)depending on up or down. From inside X when I am using xmms I use the up arrow for vol up and the down arrow for volume down.

fatgod · 05-19-2002, 03:46 AM

try 'alsamixer'

cli_man · 05-20-2002, 07:43 PM

I do not seem to have alsamixer installed, and to clear the question up a bit I want to be able to change the volume from a ssh session, any other things that might work over ssh to change the volume?

sakeeb · 05-22-2002, 12:19 AM

try aumix

cli_man · 05-22-2002, 05:26 PM

Thank you very much that works awesome, now I can sit on my lazy butt and change the volume on the computer across the room.

xj220 · 06-11-2002, 05:51 AM

you can also use the amixer prgoram..