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Bug 296944 - media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc4_p20091026-r1 -ao pulse maxes out volume at 100%
Summary: media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc4_p20091026-r1 -ao pulse maxes out volume at 100%
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Media-video project
URL: http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/m...
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Reported: 2009-12-14 21:46 UTC by Tony Vroon (RETIRED)
Modified: 2010-04-30 13:52 UTC (History)
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Description Tony Vroon (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-12-14 21:46:23 UTC 
Mplayer sees fit to set the PulseAudio output volume to 100%. For users on a Xonar Essence ST driving headphones directly, this can be *extremely* loud. I can think of other scenarios where this behaviour is at best irresponsible, and at worst dangerous to hearing.
Please see the attached URL for background information and a suggested patch, which may or may not have made it upstream by now.
Comment 1 Steve Dibb (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-12-14 21:47:03 UTC 
note to self: we should apply this one if it's not already upstream
Comment 2 Jeff 2010-01-12 23:26:25 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> note to self: we should apply this one if it's not already upstream
> 

Has this been fixed? Why is mplayer hard masked these days?
Comment 3 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2010-04-30 13:52:49 UTC 
The patch from $url is at least in mplayer-1.0_rc4_p20100427.