I am having the same problem but for me this occurs when when "Master" is set to zero. This occurs on powerbook (tibook series) so this seems like this isn't related to the hardware. This is with breezy updated on 9/23
$ cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [Screamer ]: PMac Screamer - PowerMac Screamer PowerMac Screamer Rev 0
$ amixer Simple mixer control 'Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 15 Mono: Capture [off] Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [on] Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [on] Simple mixer control 'Headphone Detection',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'Line',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined Capture channels: Mono Mono: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'CD',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined Capture channels: Mono Mono: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Mic',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined Capture channels: Mono Mono: Capture [on] Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0 Capabilities: volume volume-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: 0 - 2 Mono: 2 [100%] Simple mixer control 'PC Speaker',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 15 Front Left: Playback 4 [27%] [off] Front Right: Playback 4 [27%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Capture',0 Capabilities: cvolume Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 15 Front Left: Capture 15 [100%] Front Right: Capture 15 [100%] Simple mixer control 'Auto Mute',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'Beep',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Mono: Playback 15 [15%]
I am having the same problem but for me this occurs when when "Master" is set to
zero. This occurs on powerbook (tibook series) so this seems like this isn't
related to the hardware. This is with breezy updated on 9/23
$ cat /proc/asound/cards
PowerMac Screamer Rev 0
0 [Screamer ]: PMac Screamer - PowerMac Screamer
$ amixer
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 15
Mono: Capture [off]
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [on]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone Detection',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Line',0
Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined
Capture channels: Mono
Mono: Capture [off]
Simple mixer control 'CD',0
Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined
Capture channels: Mono
Mono: Capture [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined
Capture channels: Mono
Mono: Capture [on]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume volume-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: 0 - 2
Mono: 2 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'PC Speaker',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 15
Front Left: Playback 4 [27%] [off]
Front Right: Playback 4 [27%] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Capabilities: cvolume
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 15
Front Left: Capture 15 [100%]
Front Right: Capture 15 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'Auto Mute',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Beep',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 100
Mono: Playback 15 [15%]