Volume indicator uses wrong mixer instead of configured

[kemsky]

I'm using xfce 4.6.6 (xubuntu 12.04).
PulseAudio fails to restore volume(every boot 100%) of my 5.1 usb headset cm106 (http://imm.io/nKZK),
i decided to switch xfce4-mixer to use ALSA mixer (alsactl and amixer work fine so i could use them to restore last volume)
see http://imm.io/nKSr and http://imm.io/nKSS.
and now xfce-volumed(media keys) uses correct mixer(configured ALSA) but indicator applet still uses different mixer, perhaps pulse.
I've spent a lot of time trying to fix it myself, but now i'm stuck.

[LewisTM]

Yes, the indicator applet uses Pulse only.
Why not uninstall Pulseaudio and use the Xfce mixer panel applet?

If you can't for some reason, create /etc/asound.conf with the following contents then reboot:

pcm.pulse {
type pulse
}
ctl.pulse {
type pulse
}
pcm.!default {
type pulse
}
ctl.!default {
type pulse
}
This way changes in ALSA volume will be reflected in the indicator sound levels and vice versa.

Cheers!

[kemsky]

Thanks for response.

I have to use pulse to enable audio in my tvtuner via module-loopback, but pulse fails to save/restore volume. I've even tried verbose pulse logs, but there was nothing helpful.

if i create /etc/asound.conf volume is stiil not restored...

[kemsky]

now its getting worse, after i created /etc/asound.conf as suggested, minimum volume in alsa mixer is too loud, even if i remove /etc/asound.conf amd reboot (perhaps it is cached somewhere?). so now i can not control volume without pulse at all.

[kemsky]

anybody?