Re: "alsaconf" successful. No sound!

[Angelina Carlton <brat@magma.ca>]

Bruno Buys <brunobuys@gmail.com> writes:

>> I've always wondered what genius thought that default setting was a
>> good idea......
>>

> It is indeed a good idea. It can prevent any non desired
> sound/music/popup-msg to wreak havoc into your speakers, say, when you
> load a livecd or something. Like owners of instrument amplifiers who
> like to mute the volume prior to turning it off.

I also think its a terrible default.
There is little harm in setting it at say 10% of the volume.

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