hallo`
i'm using debian sid 2.6.11...
and gnome

the sound is alway muted @startup?!
how do i change it?

thanx seaking

Open a terminal
login as root - su root
Store the sound settings - alsactl store

alsactl store not alsaalsactl store

sorry... but same

By default, all ALSA levels are muted, so you need to unmute them and then store those settings.
The steps you take are the following:

1) You load the sound modules (i guess you already have done that)
2) Run "alsamixer", unmute the levels and set them as loud as you want. Exit alsamixer.
3) Run "alsactl store" as Zeistler mentioned.

Then the debian initscripts (/etc/init.d/alsa if i remember correctly) will restore the levels every time you boot, so sound
will work ok.

alsactl resides normally in /usr/sbin

In order to use it you must have the package "alsa-utils" installed.
If you don't have it installed then install it with apt-get.

ok thats wierd...
i have alsa...
but all of ur command do not work?!
i tried man alsa but gurnisht

If you use KDE there is a program called kmix which works pretty much like the sound agent in windows.

no ... i'm working with gnome.. it has volume controle but i cant make it save it...
althou i configured it to save session setting b4 loging out.
may b i can try to set it on the config file?

write "dpkg -l |grep alsa" to see if you have the package installed.
If you have it installed then it isn't prossible not to have the command.

[CODE] dpkg -l |grep alsa
ii alsa-base 1.0.9b-4 ALSA driver configuration files
[CODE]
this is the output

Ok. This means you have the "alsa-base" package which has the base files of ALSA (pretty obvious )
As i already said in my previous post "alsamixer" and "alsactl" are included in the package "alsa-utils" which you probably don't
have or else it would show in dpkg.

If you have correctly set up your apt sources you just run "apt-get install alsa-utils"
and you will then have the utils.

Then do the steps me and Zeistler described.

worked thanx!!!