[Solved] Alsa Config not sticking: Muted at reboot

Hi everybody,
When I reboot, I have to manually unmute alsa each time.
I have tried alsamixer in the terminal and using M to unmute Master and PCM ( the only two I need).
Also the commands: (I used this before on Debian)
amixer set Master 100% unmute
amixer set PCM 100% unmute
I've Googled a bit as well as searching the forums,
Is there an "Arch Way" of editing the alsa.config file? or maybe something else i'm missing.
Thanks
richs-lxh
Last edited by richs-lxh (2008-09-08 00:21:40)

rson451 wrote:Add 'alsa' to your DAEMONS array in /etc/rc.conf. This will store the current volume levels before shutting down and restore them at boot.
Also, run
# alsactl store
as root, after setting the volume to your desired levels..

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Hi All,
I have a E-MU 1820 card + breakout box that have been working beautiful under Archlinux for years but now something happen.
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Normally during boot all indicators on the breakout box blink and then only thin show is clock setting indicator. But now all the indicators still blink but instead it is a -12 dB indicator that light up and not the clock settings and no sound.
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[christer@Arch ~]$ dmesg | grep emu
[ 5.269612] emu1010: Special config.
[ 5.269731] emu1010: EMU_HANA_ID = 0x7f
[ 5.274685] emu1010: firmware file = emu/hana.fw, size = 0x133a4
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[ 16.477809] emu1010: EMU_HANA+DOCK_ID = 0x55
[ 16.477809] emu1010: Audio Dock Firmware loaded
[christer@Arch ~]$
aplay -l looks like it did before.
[christer@Arch ~]$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: EMU1010 [E-mu 1010 [MAEM8810]], device 0: emu10k1 [ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback]
Subdevices: 32/32
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
Subdevice #8: subdevice #8
Subdevice #9: subdevice #9
Subdevice #10: subdevice #10
Subdevice #11: subdevice #11
Subdevice #12: subdevice #12
Subdevice #13: subdevice #13
Subdevice #14: subdevice #14
Subdevice #15: subdevice #15
Subdevice #16: subdevice #16
Subdevice #17: subdevice #17
Subdevice #18: subdevice #18
Subdevice #19: subdevice #19
Subdevice #20: subdevice #20
Subdevice #21: subdevice #21
Subdevice #22: subdevice #22
Subdevice #23: subdevice #23
Subdevice #24: subdevice #24
Subdevice #25: subdevice #25
Subdevice #26: subdevice #26
Subdevice #27: subdevice #27
Subdevice #28: subdevice #28
Subdevice #29: subdevice #29
Subdevice #30: subdevice #30
Subdevice #31: subdevice #31
card 0: EMU1010 [E-mu 1010 [MAEM8810]], device 2: emu10k1 efx [Multichannel Capture/PT Playback]
Subdevices: 8/8
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
card 0: EMU1010 [E-mu 1010 [MAEM8810]], device 3: emu10k1 [Multichannel Playback]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
[christer@Arch ~]$
lsmod
[christer@Arch ~]$ lsmod | grep emu
snd_emu10k1 140245 1
snd_util_mem 2403 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep 6428 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_ac97_codec 113456 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_rawmidi 18831 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_seq_device 5268 5 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_dummy
snd_pcm 78146 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ac97_codec,snd_emu10k1
snd_page_alloc 7426 2 snd_pcm,snd_emu10k1
snd_timer 18934 3 snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_emu10k1
snd 60156 13 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_device,snd_mixer_oss
[christer@Arch ~]$
From what I can see all looks OK, like it did when it worked, but something is not at it should.
Any thoughts or ideas about what might have happen or how to progress in troubleshooting.
All input most welcome.
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel … 54cf7008ab
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[christer@Arch ~]$ ./alsadebug
ALSA Audio Debug v0.2.0 - Fri Apr 12 20:46:05 CEST 2013
http://alsa.opensrc.org/aadebug
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt
Kernel ----------------------------------------------------
Linux Arch 3.8.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Apr 6 07:27:01 CEST 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version k3.8.6-1-ARCH.
Loaded Modules --------------------------------------------
snd_emu10k1 139271 2
snd_util_mem 2339 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep 6364 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_pcm_oss 38511 0
snd_mixer_oss 14995 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_ac97_codec 112216 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_seq_dummy 1463 0
snd_seq_oss 29098 0
snd_seq_midi_event 5660 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_rawmidi 18742 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_seq 49946 5 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_dummy
snd_seq_device 5180 5 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_dummy
snd_pcm 76956 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ac97_codec,snd_emu10k1
snd_page_alloc 7298 2 snd_pcm,snd_emu10k1
snd_timer 18687 3 snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_emu10k1
snd 58893 14 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_device,snd_mixer_oss
Proc Asound -----------------------------------------------
0 [EMU1010 ]: Audigy2 - E-mu 1010 [MAEM8810]
E-mu 1010 [MAEM8810] (rev.3, serial:0x40011102) at 0xd000, irq 19
1: : sequencer
2: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent
3: [ 0- 1]: raw midi
4: [ 0- 0]: raw midi
5: [ 0- 3]: digital audio playback
6: [ 0- 2]: digital audio playback
7: [ 0- 2]: digital audio capture
8: [ 0- 1]: digital audio capture
9: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
10: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
11: [ 0] : control
33: : timer
00-00: EMU10K1 (FX8010)
00-00: emu10k1 : ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback : playback 32 : capture 1
00-01: emu10k1 mic : Mic Capture : capture 1
00-02: emu10k1 efx : Multichannel Capture/PT Playback : playback 8 : capture 1
00-03: emu10k1 : Multichannel Playback : playback 1
Client info
cur clients : 3
peak clients : 3
max clients : 192
Client 0 : "System" [Kernel]
Port 0 : "Timer" (Rwe-)
Port 1 : "Announce" (R-e-)
Connecting To: 15:0
Client 14 : "Midi Through" [Kernel]
Port 0 : "Midi Through Port-0" (RWe-)
Client 15 : "OSS sequencer" [Kernel]
Port 0 : "Receiver" (-we-)
Connected From: 0:1
Client 16 : "E-mu 1010 [MAEM8810]" [Kernel]
Port 0 : "Audigy MPU-401 (UART)" (RWeX)
Port 32 : "Audigy MPU-401 #2" (RWeX)
Client 17 : "Emu10k1 WaveTable" [Kernel]
Port 0 : "Emu10k1 Port 0" (-We-)
Port 1 : "Emu10k1 Port 1" (-We-)
Port 2 : "Emu10k1 Port 2" (-We-)
Port 3 : "Emu10k1 Port 3" (-We-)
Dev Snd ---------------------------------------------------
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 12 20:42 by-path
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 11 Apr 12 20:42 controlC0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 2 Apr 12 20:42 hwC0D0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 12 Apr 12 20:46 hwC0D2
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 4 Apr 12 20:42 midiC0D0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 3 Apr 12 20:42 midiC0D1
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 13 Apr 12 20:46 midiC0D2
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 14 Apr 12 20:46 midiC0D3
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 10 Apr 12 20:42 pcmC0D0c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 9 Apr 12 20:43 pcmC0D0p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 8 Apr 12 20:42 pcmC0D1c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 7 Apr 12 20:42 pcmC0D2c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 6 Apr 12 20:42 pcmC0D2p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 5 Apr 12 20:42 pcmC0D3p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 1 Apr 12 20:42 seq
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 33 Apr 12 20:42 timer
CPU -------------------------------------------------------
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
cpu MHz : 2000.000
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
cpu MHz : 2000.000
RAM -------------------------------------------------------
MemTotal: 4051696 kB
SwapTotal: 51196 kB
Hardware --------------------------------------------------
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G94 [GeForce 9600 GT] (rev a1)
05:01.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 03)
Interupts -------------------------------------------------
CPU0 CPU1
0: 48 0 IO-APIC-edge timer
1: 1 1 IO-APIC-edge i8042
6: 1 2 IO-APIC-edge floppy
8: 0 1 IO-APIC-edge rtc0
9: 0 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi acpi
12: 4 1 IO-APIC-edge i8042
16: 529 493 IO-APIC-fasteoi uhci_hcd:usb1, pata_jmicron, nvidia
18: 10654 10645 IO-APIC-fasteoi uhci_hcd:usb3, ehci_hcd:usb4, uhci_hcd:usb8, firewire_ohci, i801_smbus
19: 3621 3626 IO-APIC-fasteoi uhci_hcd:usb7, snd_emu10k1
21: 0 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi uhci_hcd:usb2
23: 0 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb5, uhci_hcd:usb6
44: 7637 7652 PCI-MSI-edge ahci
45: 11719 11736 PCI-MSI-edge eth0
NMI: 47 47 Non-maskable interrupts
LOC: 49551 45081 Local timer interrupts
SPU: 0 0 Spurious interrupts
PMI: 47 47 Performance monitoring interrupts
IWI: 0 0 IRQ work interrupts
RTR: 0 0 APIC ICR read retries
RES: 28730 28313 Rescheduling interrupts
CAL: 94 54 Function call interrupts
TLB: 3503 3509 TLB shootdowns
TRM: 0 0 Thermal event interrupts
THR: 0 0 Threshold APIC interrupts
MCE: 0 0 Machine check exceptions
MCP: 1 1 Machine check polls
ERR: 0
MIS: 0
[christer@Arch ~]$
output from systemctl show somw inacive sound related sevices.
alsa-restore.service loaded inactive dead Restore Sound Card State
alsa-store.service loaded inactive dead Store Sound Card State
auditd.service error inactive dead auditd.service
display-manager.service error inactive dead display-manager.service
dmeventd.service loaded inactive dead Device-mapper event daemon
emergency.service loaded inactive dead Emergency Shell
lvmetad.service loaded inactive dead LVM2 metadata daemon
plymouth-quit-wait.service error inactive dead plymouth-quit-wait.service
plymouth-start.service error inactive dead plymouth-start.service
rc-local-shutdown.service loaded inactive dead /etc/rc.local.shutdown Compatibility
rescue.service loaded inactive dead Rescue Shell
systemd-...console.service loaded inactive dead Dispatch Password Requests to Console
systemd-...rd-wall.service loaded inactive dead Forward Password Requests to Wall
systemd-fsck-root.service loaded inactive dead File System Check on Root Device
systemd-...e8ee844.service loaded inactive dead File System Check on /dev/disk/by-uuid/9751ee37-e769-4bbe-9436-2d8e5e8ee844
systemd-...ev-sda2.service loaded inactive dead File System Check on /dev/sda2
systemd-...ev-sda4.service loaded inactive dead File System Check on /dev/sda4
systemd-initctl.service loaded inactive dead /dev/initctl Compatibility Daemon
systemd-...l-flush.service loaded inactive dead Trigger Flushing of Journal to Persistent Storage
systemd-...ed-load.service loaded inactive dead Load Random Seed
systemd-...ed-save.service loaded inactive dead Save Random Seed
systemd-...ad-done.service loaded inactive dead Stop Read-Ahead Data Collection
systemd-shutdownd.service loaded inactive dead Delayed Shutdown Service
systemd-...s-clean.service loaded inactive dead Cleanup of Temporary Directories
systemd-...unlevel.service loaded inactive dead Update UTMP about System Runlevel Changes
systemd-...hutdown.service loaded inactive dead Update UTMP about System Shutdown
ypbind.service error inactive dead ypbind.service
emergency.target loaded inactive dead Emergency Mode
final.target loaded inactive dead Final Step
nss-lookup.target loaded inactive dead Host and Network Name Lookups
nss-user-lookup.target loaded inactive dead User and Group Name Lookups
remote-fs-pre.target loaded inactive dead Remote File Systems (Pre)
remote-fs-setup.target error inactive dead remote-fs-setup.target
rescue.target loaded inactive dead Rescue Mode
runlevel1.target error inactive dead runlevel1.target
runlevel2.target error inactive dead runlevel2.target
runlevel3.target error inactive dead runlevel3.target
runlevel4.target error inactive dead runlevel4.target
runlevel5.target error inactive dead runlevel5.target
shutdown.target loaded inactive dead Shutdown
syslog.target error inactive dead syslog.target
umount.target loaded inactive dead Unmount All Filesystems
All the best!
Christer
Last edited by agkbill (2013-04-15 18:41:03)

Thank you mich41!
It looks like a kernel bug.
I downgraded to 3.7.10-1 then firmware loaded OK and I could play sounds.
Upgraded to 3.8.6-1 then the firmware fail to load.
Something looks not ok with 3.8.6-1.
Best regards,
Christer

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So I can give any code that you need, just need my mic working. Lol
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Last edited by themattbeballin (2011-02-02 17:15:00)

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There are several statements that SSDs should be properly aligned.
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Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
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1 80 16 17 0 254 63 1023 1024 25166848 07
2 00 31 32 1023 31 32 1023 25167872 131133440 05
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3 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
4 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
5 00 31 32 1023 31 32 1023 32 10486752 83
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You can avoid it by using /dev/sda1 for /boot or swap. You should still start /dev/sda1 in cylinder 2 though.
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I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
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/dev/sda1 2 402 205312 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 * 403 24979 12583424 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 24980 152638 65361408 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 24981 26517 786944 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 26519 38806 6291456 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 38808 49047 5242880 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 49049 152638 53038080 7 HPFS/NTFS
Disk /dev/sda: 32 heads, 32 sectors, 152638 cylinders
Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID
1 00 0 1 1 31 32 401 1024 410624 83
2 80 0 1 402 31 32 1023 411648 25166848 07
3 00 31 32 1023 31 32 1023 25578496 130722816 05
4 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
5 00 31 32 1023 31 32 1023 1024 1573888 82
6 00 31 32 1023 31 32 1023 1024 12582912 83
7 00 31 32 1023 31 32 1023 1024 10485760 83
8 00 31 32 1023 31 32 1023 1024 106076160 07
Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
32 heads, 32 sectors/track, 152638 cylinders, total 156301488 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x25168a91
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1024 411647 205312 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 * 411648 25578495 12583424 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 25578496 156301311 65361408 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 25579520 27153407 786944 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 27154432 39737343 6291456 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 39738368 50224127 5242880 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 50225152 156301311 53038080 7 HPFS/NTFS
Regards,
demian
Last edited by demian (2010-06-19 09:42:35)

[SOLVED] ALSA input source not not saving on reboot

Just in case anyone else has a similar issue....
An annoying recent development was the ALSA input source not being restored on rebooting. In particular in my case the internal digital microphone on my Dell XPS m1330.
The audio chip is Intel-HDA, reported as "STAC9228" by alsamixer. The primary 'sound device' is alsamixer is listed as PulseAudio, with Intel HDA being an additional device (F6). Under the F4 capture tab, there are 3 input source options, the first kept on resetting to 'Mic' instead of 'Internal Mic 1'. Mic is the front analog mic jack, and as a result there was no Skype microphone functionality each reboot. Easy enough to use alsamixer to reset to the correct input when required of course, but annoying nonetheless.
I tried deleting asound.conf, ensuring alsa was (and wasn't) running as a daemon and using alsactl store, all to no avail. I already have !snd_pcm_oss and !snd-pcm-oss in my rc.conf, and Skype is not controlling any levels.
Finally solved by adding 'alsactl restore' to the startup programs (gnome-session-properties).
Last edited by sultanoswing (2011-05-17 00:56:27)

[UPDATE: Internal microphone no longer working under kernel 3.1.1-1 and alsa 0.24-3.]
Sigh.

ALSA: Sound not working when webcam is plugged in. [Solved]

I'm using the out-of-the-box sound setup (ALSA, nothing else). My sound card setup (including the USB webcam with mike):
mrkline $ cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [VX5000 ]: USB-Audio - Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000
Microsoft Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000 at usb-0000:00:1d.7-2, high speed
1 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xfdff4000 irq 42
I'm aware of what the wiki says on the issue, and tried it to no avail. I created /etc/asound.conf and gave it the following contents, but as you can see from /proc/asound/cards, the webcam still initializes first sometimes.
ctl.dmixer {
type hw
card Intel
What additional steps can I take?
Last edited by slavik262 (2012-11-12 23:36:45)

Update: As mentioned above, the current wiki contents were useless. However, I discovered a fix and will be adding it to the wiki:
I noticed several of the more hands-off repos (namely Linux Mint and Ubuntu) contain an ALSA config file at /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf. In it, among other things, are lines that ensure USB cards are not selected as the first sound card. Creating a file at /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf with the following contents fixed the problem:
options bt87x index=-2
options cx88_alsa index=-2
options saa7134-alsa index=-2
options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-usb-caiaq index=-2
options snd-usb-ua101 index=-2
options snd-usb-us122l index=-2
options snd-usb-usx2y index=-2
# Keep snd-pcsp from being loaded as first soundcard
options snd-pcsp index=-2
# Keep snd-usb-audio from beeing loaded as first soundcard
options snd-usb-audio index=-2

My iPhone 5s sounds stop working.i did not do anything it just stop working when I tried to turn on my music player all the sounds is not working I already check the volume and it is not also muted :( what happened can anyone solve my prob

Hello everyone my iPhone 5s sounds stop working.i did not do anything it just stop working when I tried to turn on my music player all the sounds is not working I already check the volume and it is not also muted :( what happened can anyone solve my problem please

Hey Kirby17,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
If you are not getting any sound from the speaker, follow this article.
iPhone: No sound or distorted sound from speaker
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5180
Ensure that there is nothing plugged in to the headset jack or the dock connector.
If the iPhone is in a protective case, make sure that the speaker port isn't blocked by the case.
Make sure that the speaker and dock port aren't clogged with debris. If necessary, clean it with a clean, small, dry, soft-bristled brush. Carefully and gently brush away any debris.
If an audio issue occurs when using a specific application, try testing other applications to see if the issue persists.
If the iPhone is paired with a Bluetooth headset or car kit:
Try turning off Bluetooth.
If you experience difficulties with the Bluetooth feature, follow these troubleshooting steps.
Restart the iPhone.
If restarting doesn't fix the issue, ensure that your iPhone is updated to the latest version of iOS.
If the issue is not resolved, please contact Apple Support.
Have a nice day,
Mario

Sound settings not sticking through reboot after 10.6.2

Since 10.6.2, my sound preferences are not sticking and always default to "internal speakers" on my MacPro1,1. I tried running the combo updater without success. Any other ideas?
Thanks.

check another forum topic for potential answer:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2160114&tstart=0
I had the same problem and fixed mine. Others have fixed theirs too trying different methods discussed there.
Good luck.

HP pavilion dv7 microphone won't stay muted on reboot

I have a HP Pavilion DV7 P/N-A1L97AV with Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. I am having a problem with both the integrated microphone array and external microphone not staying muted when I reboot the computer. I can mute system sounds and reboot that is still muted when I reboot, but not the microphones. The only way to keep them muted is to mute all. The reason this is a problem is that when I reboot, if I forgot to turn sound down I get feedback until I can mute the microphone. I have not been able to figure out what has caused this but it is quite annoying, especially since I use the laptop with events for playback. I do use the microphone for recording classes forweb-based classroom for elementary schools so I need it operational.

Have you tried starting it without battery?
Have you reseated memory.
Try removing 1 stick of memory and see if it will start. If no joy,switch the memory sticks and try the other one.
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Firefox works fine until after lunch. Then it will not open, unless I reboot. Am at work, & I shouldnt have to do that, NEED a fix.

Everyday its the same thing. By midafternoon, Firefox will not open unless I reboot. I am at work, and have too many things open all day to stop and reboot for a browser, when I also have IE. I prefer Firefox, it is set as my default, and have many passwords saved there that are not saved in IE. Surely there is a fix for this? I have removed it, downloaded it again, followed other suggestions from your site, but still have the same problem. If I leave a window open all day long, it will still work for me, and thats what I try to do. However, invariably, there will come that accidental second that I hit the red X at the top and totally regret it! Please help!

I had tried this before, but went ahead and tried this again.
I clicked on "reset Firefox". Firefox closed, but did not come back up. When I tried to open it again, I did receive a message that said Firefox is running but is not responding, that I couldn't open another window without stopping the processes on the other page.
I never got a window that showed me the information that was imported, or a place to click finish.
Since I don't believe this completed, I don't believe my problem will be solved.
Debra

Whilst connected to internet itunes will only open once after rebooting and thereafter it will not open again until reboot. When reboot with internet off itunes will open repeatedly. Help

This problem has only appeared in the past few days before that I had nio problems with itunes. Firstly I discovered that I could only open Itunes once after reboot - thereafter it would not reopen until I reboot again. I have spent considerable hours yesterday talking to the Apple help by phone and tried all there suggestions including of course reinstalling itunes amongst other things. Eventually I thought the problem had been solved when I discovered that I could suddenly open Itunes repeatedly without rebooting. After a short time I then discovered that the reason it was working agai was that I had rebooted with the internet disconnected and itunes would open repeatedly as normal provide I left the internet disconnected. When I reconnect to internet the problem resurfaces. HELP

For those still wondering how to install ios 6.1 on 5th gen iPod, you need to download it off of apples official website and then shift click restore from backup and choose the downloaded ios 6.1
apples one year warrant covers any hardware problems like these right?

How to add a code so my drag and drop movie clip will not stick once it is dragged to final place o

Hello all and kglad, I have to use the old drag and drop code on my movie clips, but the problem is when I drag the movieclip to the area on my .swf file once i release it, it sticks to the hand mover.
I am encloseing the action script I am using could someone or kglad tell me what is missing from the code so that once it is released it will not stick, see code below
circle.onPress = function(){
startDrag(this);
circle.onRelease = function(){
stopDrag();
I am desparate for help on this must get project ready for this afternoon
Seal55

there's nothing wrong with that code but it would be better to use:
circle.onPress = function(){
this.startDrag();
circle.onRelease = function(){
this.stopDrag();
but that won't solve your problem. there must be something else going on like a depth issue. you may need to use swapDepths() to bring your circle under the mouse when releasing.

Mail port settings not sticking

I'm having trouble with port settings not sticking in mac mail. When I start Mac Mail (v5.1, running in Lion) the program won't read mail in my iCloud account because the port settings are incorrect (port 143). I click on the "Use SSL" box, which changes the port setting to 993. I save the changes and everything works fine until I quit and restart the program. The port settings revert to 143 and the SSL box is unchecked. The issue, obviously, is that the changed settings are not being saved. I deleted the iCloud IMAP account and reinstalled. It reinstalled with the correct 993 SSL setting, but as soon as I quit the program and restarted, it reverted to 143, no SSL. Anyone have an idea what is going on?

To solve the problem of mail port seetings not sticking required deleting the Accounts.plist in this mail directory:
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Accounts.plist

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