CVS commit by esken: 

Consitently select *first* master device


  M +1 -0      mixer_alsa.h   1.14
  M +5 -1      mixer_alsa9.cpp   1.30


--- kdemultimedia/kmix/mixer_alsa9.cpp  #1.29:1.30
@@ -64,4 +64,5 @@ Mixer_ALSA::Mixer_ALSA( int device, int 
         Mixer( device, card ), handle(0)
 {
+        masterChosen = false;
 }
 
@@ -77,5 +78,8 @@ Mixer_ALSA::identify( snd_mixer_selem_id
         if ( name == "Master" )
         {
+                if (!masterChosen) {
                 m_masterDevice = snd_mixer_selem_id_get_index( sid );
+                        masterChosen = true; // -<- this makes KMix select the *first* master device
+                }
                 return MixDevice::VOLUME;
         }

--- kdemultimedia/kmix/mixer_alsa.h  #1.13:1.14
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ class Mixer_ALSA : public Mixer
                 AlsaMixerSidList mixer_sid_list;
                 unsigned int *mixerIDs;
+                bool masterChosen;
 };