On Friday 30 Dec 2016 15:11:29 Corbin Bird wrote: > On 12/30/2016 07:44 AM, Mick wrote: > > On Friday 30 Dec 2016 12:12:17 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > >> On 12/30/2016 12:04 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > >>> On 12/29/2016 03:21 PM, Mick wrote: > >>>> Hi All, > >>>> > >>>> My sound has been behaving erratically for a while now, probably since > >>>> pulseaudio started being shipped with various desktop applications. > >>> > >>> I had many similar issues years ago. I solved them by doing the > >>> following: > >>> [...] > >> > >> Oh, forgot to mention that I also deleted the ALSA custom configuration > >> > >> files: > >> rm ~/.asoundrc > >> rm /etc/asound.conf > >> > >> It's recommended to not have them, unless you actually need them. > > > > Thank you Nikos, I followed your advice above but the darn thing is still > > not working as it should. The interaction of pa with alsa is anything > > but aligned with the way my brain works and with how alsa used to work. > > > > I've commented out the pa entries to stop it trying to restore settings as > > you suggested. Alsamixer settings now stick between reboots, except for > > the first headphone which for some reason is always muted and changing it > > won't stick for a couple of years now. All looks great .... until I get > > a desktop pop up warning. Then I notice both Speaker and PCM are pegged > > at 100% again. :-/ > > > > This also happens if I tweak any of the pa settings using a GUI. > > Adjusting > > the application settings using e.g. > > systemsettings5/hardware/Multimedia/Audio Volume/Applications, > > immediately resets alsamixer's Speaker and PCM bars both to 100. I am > > guessing when a warning pops up on the desktop it is also plugging into > > pa and no matter what Speaker or PCM have been set at, they will be > > pegged at 100 once more. > > You do need to install "media-sound/pavucontrol" and uninstall ( if > possible ) whatever desktop GUI based mixer you are currently using ( if > .. if .. it is based on the alsamixer and not on PulseAudio ). > > Changing settings in the wrong mixer just doesn't work.
Thanks Corbin, I did install pavucontrol but did not persevere with it. When I first started it up it muted the master volume control, which I had to unmute to get my sound back. I'll try reinstalling it tomorrow and test it more thoroughly. The audio mixer I used is based on pa anyway. -- Regards, Mick
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