[pulseaudio-discuss] [PATCH] config: do not change digital controls from analog path config

[Alexander E. Patrakov]

10.12.2014 18:42, Arun Raghavan wrote:
> On 10 December 2014 at 19:08, Ismo Puustinen <ismo.puustinen at intel.com> wrote:
>> When the default ALSA analog path configuration is loaded, it disables
>> digital IEC958 mixer controls. This should not be needed, since digital outputs
>> are handled from a different sink. Therefore remove the configuration that
>> touches the controls.
>> ---
>>   src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common | 6 ------
>>   1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common b/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common
>> index 727b776..700bf28 100644
>> --- a/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common
>> +++ b/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common
>> @@ -152,12 +152,6 @@ priority = 0
>>   name = output-bass-boost-off
>>   priority = 10
>>
>> -[Element IEC958]
>> -switch = off
>> -
>> -[Element IEC958 Optical Raw]
>> -switch = off
>> -
>>   ;;; 'Analog Output'
>>
>>   [Element Analog Output]
>> --
>
> IIRC on some devices, this would keep the TOSLINK LED on even in
> analog mode. Is there a reason to not explicitly disable these
> controls?

There is a commented-out 
output:analog-stereo+output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo example at 
the end of /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/default.conf 
that could be a potential reason to apply this patch.

-- 
Alexander E. Patrakov