Subject: Re: compaq presario 706 EA via 686a sound card
To: raul@dif.um.es (Raul Sanchez Sanchez)
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 19:54:03 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
In-Reply-To: <1010777501.791.2.camel@raul> from "Raul Sanchez Sanchez" at Jan 11, 2002 08:31:46 PM
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> I can hear the sound only with the higest volume in the mixer and my ear
> put in the speaker. It's so much :(
> 
> Perhaps the problem isn't the soundcard because the computer have a
> hardware sound volume controler, but i'm not sure. does anybody know
> where is the problem and how can i solve it?

Its common for laptops to have some kind of amplifier control (to powersave
better). Firstly does the problem show up with ACPI not compiled into the
system ?

If it still shows up then I guess you want to try flipping the EAPD bit
on the AC97 codec and hoping that the amp was wired conventionally
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