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fix: increase speaker, TTS, and media volume defaults
kiwipaulrob Apr 18, 2026
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fix: bump state-file seed defaults to match raised volume levels
kiwipaulrob Apr 22, 2026
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14 changes: 7 additions & 7 deletions configure.sh
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Expand Up @@ -562,20 +562,20 @@ section "Speaker Volume"
# the volume button service.
if amixer -c seeed2micvoicec controls 2>/dev/null | grep -qi "speaker"; then
info "Setting WM8960 hardware speaker to 94% (fixed master level)..."
amixer -c seeed2micvoicec sset 'Speaker' 94% -q
amixer -c seeed2micvoicec cset numid=13 127,127 -q
success "Hardware speaker level set."
else
warn "Could not find Speaker control on seeed2micvoicec — skipping (card not loaded yet)."
warn "Audio init service will apply this on first boot."
fi

# Seed default per-stream software volumes if state files don't exist yet.
# TTS at 90%, media at 75% — voice slightly louder than music by default.
# TTS at 100%, media at 90% — voice slightly louder than music by default.
# Mic gain at 63% — maps to ALSA value 40 (0 dB on the WM8960 Capture PGA).
[ -f "$CURRENT_HOME/.smart-display-tts-volume" ] || echo "90" > "$CURRENT_HOME/.smart-display-tts-volume"
[ -f "$CURRENT_HOME/.smart-display-media-volume" ] || echo "75" > "$CURRENT_HOME/.smart-display-media-volume"
[ -f "$CURRENT_HOME/.smart-display-tts-volume" ] || echo "100" > "$CURRENT_HOME/.smart-display-tts-volume"
[ -f "$CURRENT_HOME/.smart-display-media-volume" ] || echo "90" > "$CURRENT_HOME/.smart-display-media-volume"
[ -f "$CURRENT_HOME/.smart-display-mic-gain" ] || echo "63" > "$CURRENT_HOME/.smart-display-mic-gain"
success "Default stream volumes seeded (TTS: 90%, Media: 75%, Mic: 63%)."
success "Default stream volumes seeded (TTS: 100%, Media: 90%, Mic: 63%)."

# Persist all ALSA mixer settings so they survive reboot.
# alsactl store writes to /var/lib/alsa/asound.state.
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# This must be re-applied every boot because alsactl restore can be beaten by the
# driver resetting codec registers after enumeration. Keeping it here rather than
# in asound.state makes the intent explicit and self-documenting.
amixer -c seeed2micvoicec cset numid=13 122,122 -q 2>/dev/null || true
amixer -c seeed2micvoicec cset numid=13 127,127 -q 2>/dev/null || true

# Re-apply ALC settings explicitly. Enumerated controls (type=ENUMERATED) are
# not reliably restored by alsactl on all kernel/driver versions.
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# This runs here in addition to smart-display-audio-init.service because the
# audio-init service fires early in boot before the codec registers have fully
# settled; by the time the desktop session starts the driver is stable.
amixer -c seeed2micvoicec cset numid=13 122,122 -q 2>/dev/null || true
amixer -c seeed2micvoicec cset numid=13 127,127 -q 2>/dev/null || true

# Hide the mouse cursor
unclutter --timeout 1 &
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions mqtt-bridge.py
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Expand Up @@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ def on_connect(client, userdata, connect_flags, reason_code, properties):
client.publish(topic, json.dumps(payload), retain=True)

# Publish current state so HA sliders reflect actual values immediately
client.publish(state_topic("tts_volume"), str(_read_state(TTS_VOL_FILE, 90)), retain=True)
client.publish(state_topic("media_volume"), str(_read_state(MEDIA_VOL_FILE, 75)), retain=True)
client.publish(state_topic("tts_volume"), str(_read_state(TTS_VOL_FILE, 100)), retain=True)
client.publish(state_topic("media_volume"), str(_read_state(MEDIA_VOL_FILE, 90)), retain=True)
client.publish(state_topic("brightness"), str(_read_brightness_pct()), retain=True)
client.publish(state_topic("mic_gain"), str(_read_mic_gain_pct()), retain=True)

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