alsa-utils on FreeBSD don't seem to work
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I have working sound. I can play a youtube video through chrome and sound works just fine. However, I'm using i3 as my window manager and I am trying to setup the fn+sound keys to raise and lower the volume. I've found a command using the alsa-utils to do that:
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec amixer -D pulse sset Master 2%+ unmute
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec amixer -D pulse sset Master 2%- unmute
However that doesn't seem to work. When I run the amixer command from a shell I get the following error:
ALSA lib control.c:1352:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL pulse
amixer: Mixer attach pulse error: No such file or directory
Digging into this further I tried:
$ aplay -l
aplay: device_list:273: no soundcards found...
However as I said, I have working sound. FreeBSD seems to be aware of my sound card:
$ cat /dev/sndstat
Installed devices:
pcm0: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm1: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm2: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm3: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm4: <Realtek ALC892 (Rear Analog 7.1/2.0)> (play/rec) default
pcm5: <Realtek ALC892 (Front Analog)> (play/rec)
pcm6: <Realtek ALC892 (Rear Digital)> (play)
pcm7: <Realtek ALC892 (Onboard Digital)> (play)
pcm8: <USB audio> (rec)
pcm9: <USB audio> (rec)
No devices installed from userspace.
Any idea whats going on with the alsa mixer or is there another way I can setup the fn+sound keys?
freebsd alsa i3
asked Feb 9 at 13:49
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I have working sound. I can play a youtube video through chrome and sound works just fine. However, I'm using i3 as my window manager and I am trying to setup the fn+sound keys to raise and lower the volume. I've found a command using the alsa-utils to do that:
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec amixer -D pulse sset Master 2%+ unmute
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec amixer -D pulse sset Master 2%- unmute
However that doesn't seem to work. When I run the amixer command from a shell I get the following error:
ALSA lib control.c:1352:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL pulse
amixer: Mixer attach pulse error: No such file or directory
Digging into this further I tried:
$ aplay -l
aplay: device_list:273: no soundcards found...
However as I said, I have working sound. FreeBSD seems to be aware of my sound card:
$ cat /dev/sndstat
Installed devices:
pcm0: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm1: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm2: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm3: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm4: <Realtek ALC892 (Rear Analog 7.1/2.0)> (play/rec) default
pcm5: <Realtek ALC892 (Front Analog)> (play/rec)
pcm6: <Realtek ALC892 (Rear Digital)> (play)
pcm7: <Realtek ALC892 (Onboard Digital)> (play)
pcm8: <USB audio> (rec)
pcm9: <USB audio> (rec)
No devices installed from userspace.
Any idea whats going on with the alsa mixer or is there another way I can setup the fn+sound keys?
freebsd alsa i3
asked Feb 9 at 13:49
socketwiz
1265
1
Honest question: Does FreeBSD actually use ALSA?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Feb 9 at 14:29
Well, I'm not sure...I installed it usingpkg install alsa-utilsso maybe I incorrectly just assumed that it would work.
– socketwiz
Feb 9 at 16:08
1
alsa-utilsis just client software. It has nothing to do with OS support for the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Feb 9 at 16:35
Right...I just didn't think they would include the utilities in the package manager if there were no support for it, but I don't know how it all works to be honest.
– socketwiz
Feb 9 at 19:45
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I have working sound. I can play a youtube video through chrome and sound works just fine. However, I'm using i3 as my window manager and I am trying to setup the fn+sound keys to raise and lower the volume. I've found a command using the alsa-utils to do that:
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec amixer -D pulse sset Master 2%+ unmute
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec amixer -D pulse sset Master 2%- unmute
However that doesn't seem to work. When I run the amixer command from a shell I get the following error:
ALSA lib control.c:1352:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL pulse
amixer: Mixer attach pulse error: No such file or directory
Digging into this further I tried:
$ aplay -l
aplay: device_list:273: no soundcards found...
However as I said, I have working sound. FreeBSD seems to be aware of my sound card:
$ cat /dev/sndstat
Installed devices:
pcm0: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm1: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm2: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm3: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm4: <Realtek ALC892 (Rear Analog 7.1/2.0)> (play/rec) default
pcm5: <Realtek ALC892 (Front Analog)> (play/rec)
pcm6: <Realtek ALC892 (Rear Digital)> (play)
pcm7: <Realtek ALC892 (Onboard Digital)> (play)
pcm8: <USB audio> (rec)
pcm9: <USB audio> (rec)
No devices installed from userspace.
Any idea whats going on with the alsa mixer or is there another way I can setup the fn+sound keys?
freebsd alsa i3
asked Feb 9 at 13:49
socketwiz
1265
I have working sound. I can play a youtube video through chrome and sound works just fine. However, I'm using i3 as my window manager and I am trying to setup the fn+sound keys to raise and lower the volume. I've found a command using the alsa-utils to do that:
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec amixer -D pulse sset Master 2%+ unmute
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec amixer -D pulse sset Master 2%- unmute
However that doesn't seem to work. When I run the amixer command from a shell I get the following error:
ALSA lib control.c:1352:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL pulse
amixer: Mixer attach pulse error: No such file or directory
Digging into this further I tried:
$ aplay -l
aplay: device_list:273: no soundcards found...
However as I said, I have working sound. FreeBSD seems to be aware of my sound card:
$ cat /dev/sndstat
Installed devices:
pcm0: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm1: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm2: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm3: <NVIDIA (0x0044) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm4: <Realtek ALC892 (Rear Analog 7.1/2.0)> (play/rec) default
pcm5: <Realtek ALC892 (Front Analog)> (play/rec)
pcm6: <Realtek ALC892 (Rear Digital)> (play)
pcm7: <Realtek ALC892 (Onboard Digital)> (play)
pcm8: <USB audio> (rec)
pcm9: <USB audio> (rec)
No devices installed from userspace.
Any idea whats going on with the alsa mixer or is there another way I can setup the fn+sound keys?
freebsd alsa i3
asked Feb 9 at 13:49
socketwiz
1265
asked Feb 9 at 13:49
socketwiz
1265
asked Feb 9 at 13:49
socketwiz
1265
asked Feb 9 at 13:49
socketwiz
1265
1265
1
Honest question: Does FreeBSD actually use ALSA?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Feb 9 at 14:29
Well, I'm not sure...I installed it usingpkg install alsa-utilsso maybe I incorrectly just assumed that it would work.
– socketwiz
Feb 9 at 16:08
1
alsa-utilsis just client software. It has nothing to do with OS support for the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Feb 9 at 16:35
Right...I just didn't think they would include the utilities in the package manager if there were no support for it, but I don't know how it all works to be honest.
– socketwiz
Feb 9 at 19:45
add a comment |Â
1
Honest question: Does FreeBSD actually use ALSA?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Feb 9 at 14:29
Well, I'm not sure...I installed it usingpkg install alsa-utilsso maybe I incorrectly just assumed that it would work.
– socketwiz
Feb 9 at 16:08
1
alsa-utilsis just client software. It has nothing to do with OS support for the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Feb 9 at 16:35
Right...I just didn't think they would include the utilities in the package manager if there were no support for it, but I don't know how it all works to be honest.
– socketwiz
Feb 9 at 19:45
1
1
Honest question: Does FreeBSD actually use ALSA?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Feb 9 at 14:29
Honest question: Does FreeBSD actually use ALSA?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Feb 9 at 14:29
Well, I'm not sure...I installed it using
pkg install alsa-utils so maybe I incorrectly just assumed that it would work.– socketwiz
Feb 9 at 16:08
Well, I'm not sure...I installed it using
pkg install alsa-utils so maybe I incorrectly just assumed that it would work.– socketwiz
Feb 9 at 16:08
1
1
alsa-utils is just client software. It has nothing to do with OS support for the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Feb 9 at 16:35
alsa-utils is just client software. It has nothing to do with OS support for the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Feb 9 at 16:35
Right...I just didn't think they would include the utilities in the package manager if there were no support for it, but I don't know how it all works to be honest.
– socketwiz
Feb 9 at 19:45
Right...I just didn't think they would include the utilities in the package manager if there were no support for it, but I don't know how it all works to be honest.
– socketwiz
Feb 9 at 19:45
add a comment |Â
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Based on comments from Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams I searched for an alternative method to accomplish mapping my media keys and learned that the mixer command will do what I want and works just fine. Here is what I ended up with:
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec mixer vol +2
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec mixer vol -2
edited Feb 10 at 8:54
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answered Feb 9 at 21:38
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Based on comments from Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams I searched for an alternative method to accomplish mapping my media keys and learned that the mixer command will do what I want and works just fine. Here is what I ended up with:
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec mixer vol +2
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec mixer vol -2
edited Feb 10 at 8:54
GAD3R
22.4k154894
answered Feb 9 at 21:38
socketwiz
1265
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Based on comments from Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams I searched for an alternative method to accomplish mapping my media keys and learned that the mixer command will do what I want and works just fine. Here is what I ended up with:
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec mixer vol +2
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec mixer vol -2
edited Feb 10 at 8:54
GAD3R
22.4k154894
answered Feb 9 at 21:38
socketwiz
1265
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Based on comments from Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams I searched for an alternative method to accomplish mapping my media keys and learned that the mixer command will do what I want and works just fine. Here is what I ended up with:
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec mixer vol +2
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec mixer vol -2
edited Feb 10 at 8:54
GAD3R
22.4k154894
answered Feb 9 at 21:38
socketwiz
1265
Based on comments from Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams I searched for an alternative method to accomplish mapping my media keys and learned that the mixer command will do what I want and works just fine. Here is what I ended up with:
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec mixer vol +2
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec mixer vol -2
edited Feb 10 at 8:54
GAD3R
22.4k154894
answered Feb 9 at 21:38
socketwiz
1265
edited Feb 10 at 8:54
GAD3R
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edited Feb 10 at 8:54
GAD3R
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edited Feb 10 at 8:54
GAD3R
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1
Honest question: Does FreeBSD actually use ALSA?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Feb 9 at 14:29
Well, I'm not sure...I installed it using
pkg install alsa-utilsso maybe I incorrectly just assumed that it would work.– socketwiz
Feb 9 at 16:08
1
alsa-utilsis just client software. It has nothing to do with OS support for the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Feb 9 at 16:35
Right...I just didn't think they would include the utilities in the package manager if there were no support for it, but I don't know how it all works to be honest.
– socketwiz
Feb 9 at 19:45