On 01/16/2013 10:41 AM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > Phil Savoie wrote: >> >> I have been wrestling with this problem for months now and at my wits >> end. The sound is always very low and if I try to bring the sound >> louder by using the sound references icon on the top panel, the sound is >> choppy with lots of static. > <snip> > What are you using to listen? > > At home, I've found that if, for example, I use realplayer, and set a > volume, and then try to use mplayer, or vice versa, I can't make the > volume go louder than had been set at max on the first-used player. Close > the second, make the first volume louder, and no problem. > > Have you run the configuration as root, and run the test? > > mark Which config? Pulseadio volume control? Alsamixer? Because I've ran both. Phil