Hi,

I am using kde 4 now for a long time, but theres still this weird sound issue that bores me...

In Systemsettings --> Multimedia theres shows up my sound card as hda-intel (analog) thats right and its working okay... Problem is that it doesnÄt recognize when I change the volume of my sound card via kmix...

So I can change the sound of e.g. amarok and xmms indivually... even if pcm is muted, amarok is happy to play music the loudest it can

I don't know what I could do anymore... googled around for weeks but didn't find a solution for my problem.

I will attach soundcardinfo's script from phonon.kde.org

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/proc/asound/cards:
 0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xfebfc000 irq 16

/proc/asound/pcm:
00-00: ALC861 Analog : ALC861 Analog : playback 1 : capture 1
00-01: ALC861 Digital : ALC861 Digital : playback 1
00-06: Si3054 Modem : Si3054 Modem : playback 1 : capture 1

/proc/asound/card0/codec#0:
Codec: Realtek ALC660
Address: 0
Vendor Id: 0x10ec0861
Subsystem Id: 0x10430000
Revision Id: 0x100340
No Modem Function Group found
Default PCM:
    rates [0x140]: 48000 96000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Default Amp-In caps: N/A
Default Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
GPIO: io=0, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=0, wake=0
Node 0x03 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x405: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Node 0x04 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x405: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Node 0x05 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x405: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Node 0x06 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x405: Stereo Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Node 0x07 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x605: Stereo Digital Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Converter: stream=5, channel=0
  Digital:
  Digital category: 0x0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Node 0x08 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10051b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x02, nsteps=0x0d, stepsize=0x0b, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 0
  PCM:
    rates [0x140]: 48000 96000
    bits [0x2]: 16
    formats [0x1]: PCM
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 6
     0x0d* 0x0c 0x0f 0x10 0x11 0x15
Node 0x09 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x0a [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x0b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo
  Pincap 0x0000001f: OUT HP Detect Trigger ImpSense
  Pin Default 0x99030110: [Fixed] Line Out at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 1
     0x16
Node 0x0c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00000037: IN OUT Detect Trigger ImpSense
  Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 1
     0x19
Node 0x0d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00000337: IN OUT Detect Trigger ImpSense
    Vref caps: HIZ 50
  Pin Default 0x01a1183e: [Jack] Mic at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0xe
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 1
     0x18
Node 0x0e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00000017: OUT Detect Trigger ImpSense
  Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 1
     0x19
Node 0x0f [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo
  Pincap 0x0000033f: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger ImpSense
    Vref caps: HIZ 50
  Pin Default 0x0121101f: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf
  Pin-ctls: 0x45: OUT VREF_100
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 1
     0x1a
Node 0x10 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo
  Pincap 0x0000033f: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger ImpSense
    Vref caps: HIZ 50
  Pin Default 0x99a30130: [Fixed] Mic at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 1
     0x1b
Node 0x11 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00000063: IN Balanced Trigger ImpSense
  Pin Default 0x99330131: [Fixed] CD at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x1
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x12 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400301: Stereo Digital
  Pincap 0x00000010: OUT
  Pin Default 0x01451120: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = Optical, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Connection: 1
     0x07
Node 0x13 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x14 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 2
     0x0d 0x10
Node 0x15 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20050f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x0c, nsteps=0x17, stepsize=0x0b, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x0c, nsteps=0x0c, stepsize=0x0b, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x0c 0x0c]
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 3
     0x11 0x14 0x1c
Node 0x16 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 2
     0x03 0x15
Node 0x17 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 2
     0x04 0x15
Node 0x18 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 2
     0x05 0x15
Node 0x19 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 2
     0x06 0x15
Node 0x1a [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 4
     0x04 0x06 0x15 0x03
Node 0x1b [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Connection: 4
     0x04 0x06 0x15 0x03
Node 0x1c [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 2
     0x0c 0x0f
Node 0x1d [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x1e [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x1f [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00000017: OUT Detect Trigger ImpSense
  Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 1
     0x18
Node 0x20 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00000017: OUT Detect Trigger ImpSense
  Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 1
     0x17
Node 0x21 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x22 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x23 [Beep Generator Widget] wcaps 0x70000c: Mono Amp-Out
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x0f, nsteps=0x0f, stepsize=0x0b, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x8f]

/proc/asound/card0/codec#1:
Codec: Generic 1543 Si3054
Address: 1
Vendor Id: 0x15433155
Subsystem Id: 0x10431335
Revision Id: 0x100700
Modem Function Group: 0x1

......

# Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller ASUSTeK Computer Inc. HDA Intel ALC861 Analog
[pci:8086:27d8:1043:1338:both:oss]
name=HDA Intel (ALC861 Analog)
initialPreference=20

# Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller ASUSTeK Computer Inc. HDA Intel ALC861 Analog
[pci:8086:27d8:1043:1338:capture:alsa:0]
name=HDA Intel (ALC861 Analog)
initialPreference=35

# Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller ASUSTeK Computer Inc. HDA Intel ALC861 Analog
[pci:8086:27d8:1043:1338:playback:alsa:0]
name=HDA Intel (ALC861 Analog)
initialPreference=35

# Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller ASUSTeK Computer Inc. HDA Intel ALC861 Digital
[pci:8086:27d8:1043:1338:playback:alsa:1]
name=HDA Intel (ALC861 Digital)
initialPreference=35

# Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller ASUSTeK Computer Inc. HDA Intel Si3054 Modem
[pci:8086:27d8:1043:1338:capture:alsa:6]
name=HDA Intel (Si3054 Modem)
initialPreference=35

# Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller ASUSTeK Computer Inc. HDA Intel Si3054 Modem
[pci:8086:27d8:1043:1338:playback:alsa:6]
name=HDA Intel (Si3054 Modem)
initialPreference=35



From what you decribe I think you're fiddling with the wrong channel. My audio output is recognised as "Headphone", not PCM. It could be that the proper master channel is Master, Headphone, Surround, Front, Center or LFE. Try all channels when audio is playing to find out which one to set as master channel (rightclick on the KMix icon and select "Select Master Channel...).

Sorry, forgot that... think that this is one of the problems...

I do only have a switch for master channel which is working... i can mut and unmute via alsamixer... but my intention is to regulate the soundvolume systemwide...

i've always done this before through this channel... so I search for an option to tell phonon zo use pcm channel, not master...

What is the master channel of KMix? Is that one also set to the Alsa master, or is another channel selected?

I'm not sure if Phonon is responsible for swapping the Alsa master channel with pcm. I think it's might be an Alsa issue.

Maybe.... but I have surely no idea how to do that...

alsa is such a feature monster... i do not find the what i am searching for...

Right-click the KMix icon and select "Select master channel". In the list select "Master" instead of "PCM" and KMix should control the sound systemwide.