Re: compaq presario 706 EA via 686a sound card

[Alan Cox]

> I can hear the sound only with the higest volume in the mixer and my ear
> put in the speaker. It's so much :(
> 
> Perhaps the problem isn't the soundcard because the computer have a
> hardware sound volume controler, but i'm not sure. does anybody know
> where is the problem and how can i solve it?

Its common for laptops to have some kind of amplifier control (to powersave
better). Firstly does the problem show up with ACPI not compiled into the
system ?

If it still shows up then I guess you want to try flipping the EAPD bit
on the AC97 codec and hoping that the amp was wired conventionally