ALSA always on mute after startup

[frederikbjerreandersen]

Hi,

I have a little but annoying problem: every time i start Ubuntu (9.10), the speakers are on mute and the level at zero - so I have to open the ALSA mixer to it and unmute and turn up the level.

Any way to make the mixer save and start up with the last used sound settings instead?

[garvinrick4]

Audio mute fix
Works everytime for me,
This issue may be a problem in pulseaudio. I managed to get it to work as expected by replacing the line

load-module module-device-restore

in /etc/pulse/default.pa with

#load-module module-device-restore


Now set audio where you like and log-out on log-on to make
sure of fix.

[frederikbjerreandersen]

it seems to work, thanks!

[Chuck_N]

I would love to try that
inasmuch as that is a problem I'm having
but I have no idea how to do it.

[dirkbo]

After upgrading from karmic to lucid, alsa was always muted after Login so there was no sound.

Commenting out
load-module module-device-restore
in /etc/pulse/default.pa
solved the problem, thanx!

[pebe]

I have this problem that in other cases too but mainly when I listen to music in spotify the volume goes to zero almost everytime a new song starts. I tested this trick and restarted Ubuntu.

Now when I start a new song the volume doesn't mute, but now the sound is gone allthough volume is on max.

Help would be very appreciated.

[garvinrick4]

I have this problem that in other cases too but mainly when I listen to music in spotify the volume goes to zero almost everytime a new song starts. I tested this trick and restarted Ubuntu.

Now when I start a new song the volume doesn't mute, but now the sound is gone allthough volume is on max.

Help would be very appreciated.

That is not the same mute problem uncomment back the line you commented.

[garvinrick4]

I would love to try that
inasmuch as that is a problem I'm having
but I have no idea how to do it.

Open a terminal and type in Code;:

gksudo gedit /etc/pulse/default.pa

gedit will open and find the line:

load-module module-device-restore
and put a # in front of that line and hit save.

gksudo opens gedit with root priviledges so be carefull and focus.

gedit is a text editor.

The # in front of a line comments it out, if it does not have a # it is a working line of code.

"Ubuntu pocket guide and references" is the name of a Ubuntu book you can download
in .pdf file and keep on hand, will be good reading for you.

[pebe]

thanks for the reply, yes I know its not the sam problem. just wanted to test if it could do something and report here. did the uncommenting and works like before.

[Psimon]

I still have this problem on Lucid (fresh install) and the recommended mod:

load-module module-device-restore

in /etc/pulse/default.pa with

#load-module module-device-restore

didn't fix it.

I've had this problem on karmic and it's driving me mad. Any other suggestions?

Cheers