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authorAaron Marcher <info@nulltime.net>2016-12-30 23:01:14 +0100
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2016-12-30 23:01:14 +0100
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Merge pull request #34 from parazyd/master
refactor vol_perc to not depend on alsa libraries
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The following information is included:
- Swap status (free swap, percentage, total swap and used swap)
- Temperature
- Uptime
-- Volume percentage (ALSA)
+- Volume percentage (OSS/ALSA)
- WiFi signal percentage and ESSID
Multiple entries per function (e.g. multiple batteries) are supported and everything can be reordered and customized via a C header file (similar to other suckless programs).
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ If you use any other status bar or window manager you will have to figure it out
slstatus -o | other_status_bar &
+### Specific function quirks
+
+- Volume percentage
+
+If there is no `/dev/mixer` on your system and you use ALSA, it means you have to load the OSS compatibility module by issuing:
+
+```
+# modprobe snd-pcm-oss
+```
+
## Contributing
Hunt FIXME's in the code or do WTF you want! If it is useful, I will merge.