From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>
Subject: RE: ipw2100: firmware problem
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:26:27 -0400
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Cc: 'Denis Vlasenko' <vda@ilport.com.ua>,
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	"'James P. Ketrenos'" <ipw2100-admin@linux.intel.com>
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On Fri, 2005-06-10 at 07:23 -0600, Alejandro Bonilla wrote:
> >
> > Adding kernel level wireless autoconfiguration duplicates the effort.
> > Since I am not going to give up a requirement to be able to stay radio
> > silent at boot (me too wants freedom, not only you), you need to add
> > disable=1 module parameter to each driver, which adds to the mess.
> >
> > ALSA does the Right Thing. Sound is completely muted out at
> > module load.
> > It's a user freedom to set desired volume level after that.
> 
> Yeah right. I remember I had to google for 10 minutes to find the answer for
> this one. Why would you install something, for it to not work?
> 
> It thing of Mute in ALSA is stupid. If you want Sound, you install the Sound
> and enable it. Why would it make you google for more things to do? ALSA mute
> on install is WAY way, not OK.

It took you 10 minutes of googling before you thought to try the mixer?
Sorry dude, this is PEBKAC.

Lee