<html> <head> <base href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/" /> </head> <body> <div> <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - Audio skips and repeats when increasing volume in applications" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=86676#c3">Comment # 3</a> on <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - Audio skips and repeats when increasing volume in applications" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=86676">bug 86676</a> from <a class="email" href="mailto:superquad.vortex2@gmail.com" title="Raymond <superquad.vortex2@gmail.com>"> Raymond</a> <pre>( 0.113| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Path analog-output (Analog Output), direction=1, priority=99, probed=yes, supported=yes, has_mute=yes, has_volume=yes, has_dB=yes, min_volume=0, max_volume=87, min_dB=-116.25, max_dB=0 ( 0.113| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Element Master, direction=1, switch=1, volume=1, volume_limit=-1, enumeration=0, required=0, required_any=0, required_absent=0, mask=0x7ffffffffffff, n_channels=1, override_map=yes ( 0.113| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Element Headphone, direction=1, switch=1, volume=3, volume_limit=-1, enumeration=0, required=0, required_any=0, required_absent=0, mask=0x6, n_channels=2, override_map=no ( 0.113| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Element Speaker, direction=1, switch=1, volume=2, volume_limit=-1, enumeration=0, required=0, required_any=0, required_absent=0, mask=0x6, n_channels=2, override_map=no ( 0.113| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Element PCM, direction=1, switch=0, volume=1, volume_limit=-1, enumeration=0, required=0, required_any=0, required_absent=0, mask=0x3600000000f66, n_channels=2, override_map=yes ( 0.113| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Jack Line Out, alsa_name='Line Out Jack', detection unavailable ( 0.113| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Jack Line Out Phantom, alsa_name='Line Out Phantom Jack', detection unavailable ( 0.113| 0.000) I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Successfully enabled deferred volume. ( 0.114| 0.000) I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Hardware volume ranges from -116.25 dB to 0.00 dB. ( 0.114| 0.000) I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Fixing base volume to 0.00 dB ( 0.114| 0.000) I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Using hardware volume control. Hardware dB scale supported. ( 0.114| 0.000) I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Using hardware mute control. ( 0.114| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_dump(): ( 0.114| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Soft volume PCM ( 0.114| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Control: PCM Playback Volume ( 0.114| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: min_dB: -51 ( 0.114| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: max_dB: 0 ( 0.114| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: resolution: 256 softvol plugin is -51dB to 0 dB, as hp and speaker are different path and you cannot add dB range of hp and speaker a) the vitrual master playback volume and hp playback volume b) the virtual master playback volume and speaker volume the dB range of these two paths are -116.25 +51 = -55.25 dB to 0dB what are the stepsize of the hp and speaker playback volume controls? the stepsize of hda codecs are multiple of 0.25dB seem always use software volume as the hardware volume alone cannot set to -5.81 dB 6.182| 0.000) D: [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] alsa-sink.c: Requested volume: front-left: 52428 / 80% / -5.81 dB, front-right: 52428 / 80% / -5.81 dB ( 6.183| 0.000) D: [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] alsa-sink.c: Got hardware volume: front-left: 52761 / 81% / -5.65 dB, front-right: 52761 / 81% / -5.65 dB ( 6.183| 0.000) D: [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] alsa-sink.c: Calculated software volume: front-left: 65122 / 99% / -0.17 dB, front-right: 65122 / 99% / -0.17 dB (accurate-enough=yes) ( 6.183| 0.000) D: [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] sink.c: Volume going down to 52428 at 4188579532</pre> </div> <hr> You are receiving this mail because: <ul> <li>You are the QA Contact for the bug.</li> <li>You are the assignee for the bug.</li> </ul> </body> </html>